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 116.1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
आसन्नं विप्रकृष्टं वा यदि कालं न विद्महे ।
तस्माद्द्वापरविध्वंसाद् युगान्तं स्पृहयाम्यहम् ॥ १ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
āsannaṃ viprakṛṣṭaṃ vā yadi kālaṃ na vidmahe |
tasmāddvāparavidhvaṃsād yugāntaṃ spṛhayāmyaham || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 116.1 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 (116.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janamejaya, Asanna, Viprakrishta, Var, Yadi, Yad, Kalam, Kala, Vidman, Tasmat, Tad, Dvapara, Vidhvamsa, Yuganta, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 116.1). 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: “janamejaya uvāca
  • janamejaya* -
  • janamejaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “āsannaṃ viprakṛṣṭaṃ yadi kālaṃ na vidmahe
  • āsannam -
  • āsanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viprakṛṣṭam -
  • viprakṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viprakṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viprakṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidma -
  • vidman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 3: “tasmāddvāparavidhvaṃsād yugāntaṃ spṛhayāmyaham
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • dvāpara -
  • dvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhvaṃsād -
  • vidhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yugāntam -
  • yugānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • spṛhayāmya -
  • spṛh (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 116.1

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 116.1 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
ఆసన్నం విప్రకృష్టం వా యది కాలం న విద్మహే ।
తస్మాద్ద్వాపరవిధ్వంసాద్ యుగాన్తం స్పృహయామ్యహమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 116.1 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
આસન્નં વિપ્રકૃષ્ટં વા યદિ કાલં ન વિદ્મહે ।
તસ્માદ્દ્વાપરવિધ્વંસાદ્ યુગાન્તં સ્પૃહયામ્યહમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 116.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಆಸನ್ನಂ ವಿಪ್ರಕೃಷ್ಟಂ ವಾ ಯದಿ ಕಾಲಂ ನ ವಿದ್ಮಹೇ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ದ್ವಾಪರವಿಧ್ವಂಸಾದ್ ಯುಗಾನ್ತಂ ಸ್ಪೃಹಯಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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