Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

76,857 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, an important addition to the larger epic Mahabharata, existing in several editions. The text deals with the ancient Indian Solar and Lunar dynasties leading and recounts the history of Krishna.

Verse 79.4

निवेद्य गोत्रं स्वाध्यायामाचारेणाभ्यलंकृतौ ।
शुश्रूशू निरहंकाराव् उभौ रामजनार्दनौ ।
चक्रतुः पुण्डरीकाक्षौ विद्याग्रहणलालसौ ।
प्रतिजग्राह ताउ काश्यो विद्याः प्रादाच्च केवलाः ॥ ४ ॥

nivedya gotraṃ svādhyāyāmācāreṇābhyalaṃkṛtau |
śuśrūśū nirahaṃkārāv ubhau rāmajanārdanau |
cakratuḥ puṇḍarīkākṣau vidyāgrahaṇalālasau |
pratijagrāha tāu kāśyo vidyāḥ prādācca kevalāḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 79.4 is contained in the book Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes by Shanti Lal Nagar. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (79.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nivedya, Gotra, Svadhyaya, Acara, Abhyalankrita, Ubha, Ramaja, Nri, Ardana, Ardani, Pundarikaksha, Vidyagrahana, Lalasa, Prati, Kashi, Kashya, Vidya, Pra, Prat, Kevala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 79.4). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “nivedya gotraṃ svādhyāyāmācāreṇābhyalaṃkṛtau
  • nivedya -
  • nivedya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivedya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gotram -
  • gotra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gotra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gotrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svādhyāyām -
  • svādhyāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ācāreṇā -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhyalaṅkṛtau -
  • abhyalaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śuśrūśū nirahaṃkārāv ubhau rāmajanārdanau
  • Cannot analyse śuśrūśū*ni
  • Cannot analyse nirahaṅkārāv*ub
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rāmaja -
  • rāmaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardanau -
  • ardana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ardani (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “cakratuḥ puṇḍarīkākṣau vidyāgrahaṇalālasau
  • cakratuḥ -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third dual]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third dual]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third dual]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third dual]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • puṇḍarīkākṣau -
  • puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidyāgrahaṇa -
  • vidyāgrahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lālasau -
  • lālasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 4: “pratijagrāha tāu kāśyo vidyāḥ prādācca kevalāḥ
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse tāu*kā
  • kāśyo* -
  • kāśī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kāś -> kāśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kāś]
    kaś -> kāśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • vidyāḥ -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • āc -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kevalāḥ -
  • kevala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 79.4

Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

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Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Preview of verse 79.4 in Telugu sript:
నివేద్య గోత్రం స్వాధ్యాయామాచారేణాభ్యలంకృతౌ ।
శుశ్రూశూ నిరహంకారావ్ ఉభౌ రామజనార్దనౌ ।
చక్రతుః పుణ్డరీకాక్షౌ విద్యాగ్రహణలాలసౌ ।
ప్రతిజగ్రాహ తాఉ కాశ్యో విద్యాః ప్రాదాచ్చ కేవలాః ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 79.4 in Gujarati sript:
નિવેદ્ય ગોત્રં સ્વાધ્યાયામાચારેણાભ્યલંકૃતૌ ।
શુશ્રૂશૂ નિરહંકારાવ્ ઉભૌ રામજનાર્દનૌ ।
ચક્રતુઃ પુણ્ડરીકાક્ષૌ વિદ્યાગ્રહણલાલસૌ ।
પ્રતિજગ્રાહ તાઉ કાશ્યો વિદ્યાઃ પ્રાદાચ્ચ કેવલાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 79.4 in Kannada sript:
ನಿವೇದ್ಯ ಗೋತ್ರಂ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಾಮಾಚಾರೇಣಾಭ್ಯಲಂಕೃತೌ ।
ಶುಶ್ರೂಶೂ ನಿರಹಂಕಾರಾವ್ ಉಭೌ ರಾಮಜನಾರ್ದನೌ ।
ಚಕ್ರತುಃ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷೌ ವಿದ್ಯಾಗ್ರಹಣಲಾಲಸೌ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಜಗ್ರಾಹ ತಾಉ ಕಾಶ್ಯೋ ವಿದ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಾದಾಚ್ಚ ಕೇವಲಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

Shri Harivamsa Purana (Narayani Language)
by Ramtej Pandey (2013)

With Commentary (Set Of 3 Volumes); Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; [Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan]

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