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 85.8

तथा हि वर्तमानं तं ऊर्ध्वरेतसमव्ययम् ।
गार्ग्यं गोष्ठे द्विजं स्यालः षण्ढमित्युक्तवान्द्विजः ।
यदूनां संनिधौ सर्वे जहसुर्यादवास्ततः ॥ एवं वर्षसहस्रं मे षट्शतं भूपसंमितम् ।
वत्सरा द्वादशाश्चैव चूर्णं लोहरजोद्भवम् ।
स्यालोऽभिशप्तवान् गार्ग्यमपुमानिति भूपते ॥ ८ ॥

tathā hi vartamānaṃ taṃ ūrdhvaretasamavyayam |
gārgyaṃ goṣṭhe dvijaṃ syālaḥ ṣaṇḍhamityuktavāndvijaḥ |
yadūnāṃ saṃnidhau sarve jahasuryādavāstataḥ || evaṃ varṣasahasraṃ me ṣaṭśataṃ bhūpasaṃmitam |
vatsarā dvādaśāścaiva cūrṇaṃ loharajodbhavam |
syālo'bhiśaptavān gārgyamapumāniti bhūpate || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 85.8 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 (85.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Vartamana, Urdhvaretas, Avyaya, Gargya, Goshtha, Dvija, Syala, Shandha, Ityukta, Vat, Yushmad, Yadu, Samnidhi, Sarva, Yadava, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Evam, Eva, Varshasahasra, Asmad, Shatshata, Bhupa, Mit, Mita, Vatsara, Dvadasha, Curna, Lohara, Udbhava, Abhishapta, Uma, Iti, Bhupata, Bhupati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 85.8). 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: “tathā hi vartamānaṃ taṃ ūrdhvaretasamavyayam
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vartamānam -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vartamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vartamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ūrdhvaretasam -
  • ūrdhvaretasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ūrdhvaretas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • avyayam -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “gārgyaṃ goṣṭhe dvijaṃ syālaḥ ṣaṇḍhamityuktavāndvijaḥ
  • gārgyam -
  • gārgya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gārgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gārgyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • goṣṭhe -
  • goṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    goṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    goṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvijam -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syālaḥ -
  • syāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣaṇḍham -
  • ṣaṇḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaṇḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ityukta -
  • ityukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yadūnāṃ saṃnidhau sarve jahasuryādavāstataḥ |
  • yadūnām -
  • yadu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • saṃnidhau -
  • saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jahasur -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • yādavās -
  • yādava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 4: “evaṃ varṣasahasraṃ me ṣaṭśataṃ bhūpasaṃmitam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varṣasahasram -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ṣaṭśatam -
  • ṣaṭśata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaṭśata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣaṭśatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūpa -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mitam -
  • mita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
  • Line 5: “vatsarā dvādaśāścaiva cūrṇaṃ loharajodbhavam
  • vatsarā* -
  • vatsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vatsarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvādaśāś -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • cūrṇam -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lohara -
  • lohara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jo -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udbhavam -
  • udbhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udbhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 6: “syālo'bhiśaptavān gārgyamapumāniti bhūpate
  • syālo' -
  • syāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhiśapta -
  • abhiśapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhiśapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • gārgyam -
  • gārgya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gārgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gārgyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • umān -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhūpate -
  • bhūpatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 85.8

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 85.8 in Telugu sript:
తథా హి వర్తమానం తం ఊర్ధ్వరేతసమవ్యయమ్ ।
గార్గ్యం గోష్ఠే ద్విజం స్యాలః షణ్ఢమిత్యుక్తవాన్ద్విజః ।
యదూనాం సంనిధౌ సర్వే జహసుర్యాదవాస్తతః ॥
ఏవం వర్షసహస్రం మే షట్శతం భూపసంమితమ్ ।
వత్సరా ద్వాదశాశ్చైవ చూర్ణం లోహరజోద్భవమ్ ।
స్యాలోఽభిశప్తవాన్ గార్గ్యమపుమానితి భూపతే ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 85.8 in Gujarati sript:
તથા હિ વર્તમાનં તં ઊર્ધ્વરેતસમવ્યયમ્ ।
ગાર્ગ્યં ગોષ્ઠે દ્વિજં સ્યાલઃ ષણ્ઢમિત્યુક્તવાન્દ્વિજઃ ।
યદૂનાં સંનિધૌ સર્વે જહસુર્યાદવાસ્તતઃ ॥
એવં વર્ષસહસ્રં મે ષટ્શતં ભૂપસંમિતમ્ ।
વત્સરા દ્વાદશાશ્ચૈવ ચૂર્ણં લોહરજોદ્ભવમ્ ।
સ્યાલોઽભિશપ્તવાન્ ગાર્ગ્યમપુમાનિતિ ભૂપતે ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 85.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಹಿ ವರ್ತಮಾನಂ ತಂ ಊರ್ಧ್ವರೇತಸಮವ್ಯಯಮ್ ।
ಗಾರ್ಗ್ಯಂ ಗೋಷ್ಠೇ ದ್ವಿಜಂ ಸ್ಯಾಲಃ ಷಣ್ಢಮಿತ್ಯುಕ್ತವಾನ್ದ್ವಿಜಃ ।
ಯದೂನಾಂ ಸಂನಿಧೌ ಸರ್ವೇ ಜಹಸುರ್ಯಾದವಾಸ್ತತಃ ॥
ಏವಂ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಂ ಮೇ ಷಟ್ಶತಂ ಭೂಪಸಂಮಿತಮ್ ।
ವತ್ಸರಾ ದ್ವಾದಶಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಚೂರ್ಣಂ ಲೋಹರಜೋದ್ಭವಮ್ ।
ಸ್ಯಾಲೋಽಭಿಶಪ್ತವಾನ್ ಗಾರ್ಗ್ಯಮಪುಮಾನಿತಿ ಭೂಪತೇ ॥ ೮ ॥

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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