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 97.38

न प्रमातुं महाबाहुः शक्योऽयं मधुसूदनः ।
प्रमाणं ह्यत्र विच्छिन्नं प्रमाणं सर्ववस्तुषु ।
यतोऽयं देवदेवेशो न प्रमाणे प्रमा भवेत् ।
परं ह्यपरमेतस्माद्विश्वरूपान्न विद्यते ॥ ३८ ॥

na pramātuṃ mahābāhuḥ śakyo'yaṃ madhusūdanaḥ |
pramāṇaṃ hyatra vicchinnaṃ pramāṇaṃ sarvavastuṣu |
yato'yaṃ devadeveśo na pramāṇe pramā bhavet |
paraṃ hyaparametasmādviśvarūpānna vidyate || 38 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 97.38 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 (97.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prama, Atu, Mahabahu, Shakya, Aya, Idam, Madhusudana, Pramana, Atra, Vicchinna, Sarvavastu, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Devadevesha, Param, Para, Aparam, Apara, Etad, Esha, Vishvarupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 97.38). 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: “na pramātuṃ mahābāhuḥ śakyo'yaṃ madhusūdanaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramā -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātum -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahābāhuḥ -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakyo' -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhusūdanaḥ -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pramāṇaṃ hyatra vicchinnaṃ pramāṇaṃ sarvavastuṣu
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicchinnam -
  • vicchinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicchinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicchinnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvavastuṣu -
  • sarvavastu (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvavastu (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvavastu (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 3: “yato'yaṃ devadeveśo na pramāṇe pramā bhavet
  • yato' -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devadeveśo* -
  • devadeveśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇe -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pramā* -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 4: “paraṃ hyaparametasmādviśvarūpānna vidyate
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aparam -
  • aparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etasmād -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • viśvarūpānn -
  • viśvarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 97.38

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 97.38 in Telugu sript:
న ప్రమాతుం మహాబాహుః శక్యోఽయం మధుసూదనః ।
ప్రమాణం హ్యత్ర విచ్ఛిన్నం ప్రమాణం సర్వవస్తుషు ।
యతోఽయం దేవదేవేశో న ప్రమాణే ప్రమా భవేత్ ।
పరం హ్యపరమేతస్మాద్విశ్వరూపాన్న విద్యతే ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 97.38 in Gujarati sript:
ન પ્રમાતું મહાબાહુઃ શક્યોઽયં મધુસૂદનઃ ।
પ્રમાણં હ્યત્ર વિચ્છિન્નં પ્રમાણં સર્વવસ્તુષુ ।
યતોઽયં દેવદેવેશો ન પ્રમાણે પ્રમા ભવેત્ ।
પરં હ્યપરમેતસ્માદ્વિશ્વરૂપાન્ન વિદ્યતે ॥ ૩૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 97.38 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಪ್ರಮಾತುಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಃ ಶಕ್ಯೋಽಯಂ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ।
ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ಹ್ಯತ್ರ ವಿಚ್ಛಿನ್ನಂ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ಸರ್ವವಸ್ತುಷು ।
ಯತೋಽಯಂ ದೇವದೇವೇಶೋ ನ ಪ್ರಮಾಣೇ ಪ್ರಮಾ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಪರಂ ಹ್ಯಪರಮೇತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪಾನ್ನ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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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