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 105.6

अवश्यं तु मया वाच्यं लेशमात्रेण भारत ।
विष्णोरतुलवीर्यस्य प्रथितोदारकर्मणः ।
आनुपूर्व्या प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्वैकमना नृप ॥ ६ ॥

avaśyaṃ tu mayā vācyaṃ leśamātreṇa bhārata |
viṣṇoratulavīryasya prathitodārakarmaṇaḥ |
ānupūrvyā pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa || 6 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 105.6 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 (105.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avashyam, Maya, Vacya, Lesha, Atra, Bharata, Vishnu, Atula, Virya, Prathita, Darakarman, Anupurvi, Anupurvya, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Shu, Aika, Ana, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 105.6). 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: “avaśyaṃ tu mayā vācyaṃ leśamātreṇa bhārata
  • avaśyam -
  • avaśyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vācyam -
  • vācya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vācya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vācyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
  • leśam -
  • leśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ātreṇa -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇoratulavīryasya prathitodārakarmaṇaḥ
  • viṣṇor -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • atula -
  • atula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīryasya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • prathito -
  • prathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]
  • dārakarmaṇaḥ -
  • dārakarman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “ānupūrvyā pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa
  • ānupūrvyā -
  • ānupūrvī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ānupūrvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣvai -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anā* -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 105.6

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 105.6 in Telugu sript:
అవశ్యం తు మయా వాచ్యం లేశమాత్రేణ భారత ।
విష్ణోరతులవీర్యస్య ప్రథితోదారకర్మణః ।
ఆనుపూర్వ్యా ప్రవక్ష్యామి శృణుష్వైకమనా నృప ॥ ౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 105.6 in Gujarati sript:
અવશ્યં તુ મયા વાચ્યં લેશમાત્રેણ ભારત ।
વિષ્ણોરતુલવીર્યસ્ય પ્રથિતોદારકર્મણઃ ।
આનુપૂર્વ્યા પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ શૃણુષ્વૈકમના નૃપ ॥ ૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 105.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಶ್ಯಂ ತು ಮಯಾ ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ಲೇಶಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ಭಾರತ ।
ವಿಷ್ಣೋರತುಲವೀರ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಥಿತೋದಾರಕರ್ಮಣಃ ।
ಆನುಪೂರ್ವ್ಯಾ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಶೃಣುಷ್ವೈಕಮನಾ ನೃಪ ॥ ೬ ॥

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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