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Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]

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The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa [appendix version], 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.

rukmiṇaá¹� pañcaviṃśatyÄ vÄsudevaá¸� samarpayat || 1 ||
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Äjaghne keÅ›avaá¹� tÄbhyÄá¹� Å›arÄbhyÄá¹� bhojavardhanaá¸� || 2 ||
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rukmÄ« tu vÄsudevasya jyÄá¹� chettuá¹� paricakrame || 3 ||
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jñÄtvaiva vÄsudevo'pi dhanuÅ›ciccheda tasya ha || 4 ||
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saṃchinnadhanvÄ bhojo'pi Å›aktiá¹� jagrÄha saṃyataá¸� || 5 ||
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tayÄ jaghne hariá¹� vÄ«raá¸� so'cchinattÄá¹� Å›arairapi || 6 ||
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punaranyÄá¹� mahÄrÄja gadÄá¹� preá¹£itavÄnná¹›pa || 7 ||
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ciccheda tÄá¹� jagannÄthaá¸� sarvaká¹£atrasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 8 ||
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parigheṇa samÄjaghne vÄsudevaá¹� sa rÄjakaá¸� || 9 ||
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taddvidhÄ Å›astrasaṃpÄtairakarod yadupuṃgavaá¸� || 10 ||
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rathacakraá¹� samÄdÄya viṣṇuá¹� vivyÄdha rÄjakaá¸� || 11 ||
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tilaÅ›aÅ›ca tathÄ deva taccakraá¹� ká¹›tavÄñcharaiá¸� || 12 ||
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yadyadastraá¹� samÄdatte rukmÄ« bhīṣmakanandanaá¸� || 13 ||
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tattattatra dvidhÄ ká¹›tvÄ jahÄsa yadunandanaá¸� || 14 ||
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tantrÄ«rathaá¹� vicakraá¹� ca ká¹›tavÄnyadunandanaá¸� || 15 ||
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viÅ›astraá¹� vidhanuá¹£kaá¹� ca cakÄra madhusÅ«danaá¸� || 16 ||
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saprÄṇaá¹� ká¹›tavÄn kṛṣṇaá¸� sarvaká¹£atrasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 17 ||
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aveká¹£ya rukmiṇīṃ kṛṣṇo rukmiṇaá¹� na vyaÅ›Ätayat || 18 ||
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Ähukaá¸� pañcaviṃśatyÄ bhīṣmakaá¹� prajaghÄna ha || 19 ||
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bhīṣmako'tha ca rÄjendra Å›arÄṇÄṃ ca paraḥśataiá¸� || 20 ||
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ugrasenaá¹� samÄjaghne marmajño marmabhedibhiá¸� || 21 ||
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Ähukastu dhanuÅ›chittvÄ bhīṣmakasya mahÄtmanaá¸� || 22 ||
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rathaá¹� cÄsya praciccheda dhvajaá¹� ca yadupuṃgavaá¸� || 23 ||
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sÄrathiá¹� ca hayÄṃstasya jaghÄna yadunandanaá¸� || 24 ||
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apÄyÄtsamarÄttasmÄdbhīṣmakastu Å›ramÄnvitaá¸� || 25 ||
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vasudevastu rÄjendra krÄthaá¹� vivyÄdha patribhiá¸� || 26 ||
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krÄthastu rÄjanvivyÄdha Å›araiá¸� saptabhirÄÅ›ugaiá¸� || 27 ||
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vÄsudevo'pi vivyÄdha caturbhiÅ›caturo hayÄn || 27 ||
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sÄrathiá¹� ca jaghÄnÄÅ›u tathobhau pÄrṣṇisÄrathÄ« || 28 ||
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vasudevastata� kruddho dhanuściccheda patribhi� || 29 ||
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virathaá¹� ca jaghÄnÄÅ›u jarÄsaṃdhasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 30 ||
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viratho vidhanuá¹£kaÅ›ca prayayau mÄgadhaá¹� prati || 31 ||
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babhruá¸� kauÅ›ikarÄjaá¹� taá¹� vivyÄdha vividhaiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 32 ||
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atha babhrurmahÄtmÄnaá¹� vivyÄdha niÅ›itaiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 33 ||
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kauÅ›ikaÅ›ca tathÄ babhruá¹� marmajño marmabhedibhiá¸� || 34 ||
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bhṛśaá¹� vivyÄdha samare tadadbhutamivÄbhavat || 35 ||
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tasya babhruá¸� ká¹£urapreṇa Å›iro jvalitakuṇá¸alam || 36 ||
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nicakarta mahÄbÄhurjarÄsaṃdhasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 37 ||
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atha hatvÄ mahÄtmÄnaá¹� babhruÅ›ca sumahÄbalaá¸� || 38 ||
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siṃhanÄdaá¹� cakÄrÄÅ›u sainyamadhye mahÄká¹›tiá¸� || 39 ||
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gadaÅ›ca niÅ›itairbÄṇaiÅ›cedirÄjamapÄhanat || 39 ||
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cedirÄjo'pi rÄjendra vivyÄdha gadamÄÅ›ugaiá¸� || 39 ||
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cedirÄjo mahÄrÄja sahasÄ yadunandanam || 40 ||
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cedirÄjastu sahasÄ gadaá¹� yaduvaraá¹� raṇe || 40 ||
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cedirÄjastu sahasÄ nandanaá¹� yadunandanam || 40 ||
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virathaá¹� vidhanuá¹£kaá¹� ca ká¹›tavÄṃścedipaá¸� kila || 41 ||
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vasudevasamÄ«paá¹� tu yayau yÄdavasattamaá¸� || 42 ||
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dantavaktraá¹� mahÄrÄja Å›aṃbhustu bahuÅ›astadÄ || 43 ||
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Å›araiá¸� Å›astrÄyasodagrairvivyÄdha yadunandanaá¸� || 44 ||
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paraḥśataiá¸� sahasrÄṇÄṃ babÄdhe samare bhṛśam || 44 ||
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sÄtyakiÅ›ca mahÄrÄja vivyÄdhÄvantinandanau || 45 ||
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tau ca rÄjanmahÄtmÄnau sÄtyakiá¹� satyavikramam || 46 ||
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pÄ«á¸ayÄá¹� cakratÅ« rÄjan sarvamarmasu patribhiá¸� || 47 ||
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sÄtyakirvimukhÄ«ká¹›tya tau ca rÄjanmahÄbalau || 48 ||
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vivyÄdha niÅ›itairbÄṇaiá¸� sarvarÄjanyamadhyagau || 49 ||
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tau ca taá¹� sÄtyakiá¹� vÄ«raá¹� jaghnatuÅ›ca Å›itaiá¸� Å›araiá¸� || 50 ||
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vindÄnuvindÄvÄvantyau rÄjÄnau yadunandanaá¸� || 51 ||
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sÄtyakiá¸� pañcaviṃśatyÄ tau ca rÄjanmahÄmatim || 52 ||
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samÄjaghne ca rÄjendra sarvaká¹£atrasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 53 ||
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sÄtyakeÅ›ca dhanurbÄṇaá¹� rathaá¹� sÄrathimeva ca || 54 ||
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ubhau vivyadhatÅ« rÄjanvÄsudevasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 55 ||
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kruddho'tha sÄtyakistau tu gadayÄbhijaghÄna ha || 56 ||
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stanayoÅ›ca tadÄ rÄjanbÄhvorurasi cÄrpayat || 57 ||
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rathaá¹� ca cÅ«rṇayÄmÄsa tathobhau pÄrṣṇisÄrathÄ« || 58 ||
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ÄyudhÄni ca sarvÄṇi pothayÄmÄsa yÄdavaá¸� || 59 ||
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punaÅ›ca gadayÄ cÄÅ›u jaghÄna yadunandanaá¸� || 60 ||
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hantukÄmo mahÄrÄja sÄtyakiá¸� satyavikramaá¸� || 61 ||
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gadÄá¹� ca prÄhiṇottÄbhyÄá¹� vÄsudevasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 62 ||
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tÄmÄpantatÄ« saṃpreká¹£ya palÄyanaparau tadÄ || 63 ||
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jarÄsaṃdhasya puratastatsamÄ«paá¹� ca jagmatuá¸� || 64 ||
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ekalavyo'sya vÄrṣṇeyaá¹� Å›arairvivyÄdha saptabhiá¸� || 65 ||
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pradyumnaá¹� pañcabhirbÄṇairekalavyo'tha saptabhiá¸� || 65 ||
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saptatriṃśattu vÄrṣṇeya ekalavyastu viṃśatim || 65 ||
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tau tu rÄjanmahÄvÄ«rau parasparavadhaiá¹£iṇau || 66 ||
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lokeá¹£u pravarau vÄ«rau dhanvinÄá¹� pravarau raṇe || 67 ||
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parasparaá¹� dhanuÅ›chittvÄ dhvajaá¹� caiva parasparam || 68 ||
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tÄv ubhÄv ubhayo rÄjan rathau jaghnaturÄÅ›ugaiá¸� || 69 ||
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dhvajau ca cicchidurvÄ«rau sÄrathÄ« ca mahÄbalau || 70 ||
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tau tu bhÅ«migatau bhÅ«tvÄ gadÄmÄdÄya satvarau || 71 ||
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parasparaá¹� samÄhatya gadayÄ tau mahÄraṇe || 72 ||
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siṃhanÄdaá¹� mahÄyuddhe cakraturyuddhalÄlasau || 73 ||
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pradyumno'tha gadÄpaṇirekalavyaá¹� jaghÄna ha || 74 ||
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ekalavyo mahÄbÄhurgadayÄpothayad yadum || 75 ||
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ekalavyaá¹� samÄjaghne pradyumno gadayÄ prabhuá¸� || 75 ||
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gadÄá¹� ciccheda bhÅ«yastu tasya rÄjñaá¸� sa yÄdavaá¸� || 76 ||
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utsá¹›jya tÄá¹� mahÄrÄja muṣṭinÄ yÄdaveÅ›varam || 77 ||
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jÄnubhyÄá¹� talapÄdaiÅ›ca jÄnupÄdaiÅ›ca yatnataá¸� || 78 ||
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sa ca tÄdá¹›gvidhaá¹� cakre yuddhaá¹� yuddhaviÅ›Äradaá¸� || 79 ||
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punaÅ›ca muṣṭinÄ rÄjan rÄjÄ yadukulodvaham || 80 ||
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Ähatya dantapÄtaiÅ›ca dadaṃśa ná¹›pasaṃsadi || 81 ||
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tataÅ›ca sainikÄá¸� sarve vismayaá¹� paramaá¹� gatÄá¸� || 82 ||
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bÄhuyuddhaá¹� samabhavattayorvÄ«ryavatostadÄ || 83 ||
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samantÄjjagmatustau tu yuddhÄya ca mahÄraṇe || 84 ||
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tataá¸� kruddho mahÄbÄhuá¸� pradyumno yÄdeveÅ›varaá¸� || 85 ||
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Äjaghne muṣṭinÄ taá¹� tu jarÄsaṃdhasya paÅ›yataá¸� || 86 ||
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pradyumnastu tataá¸� kruddho muṣṭinÄ taá¹� jaghÄna ha || 86 ||
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udvamañchoṇitaá¹� vaktrÄdgatÄyuriva niḥśvasan || 87 ||
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gantumaicchattadÄ yuddhÄtpradyumnena prapÄ«á¸itaá¸� || 88 ||
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palÄyanaká¹›totsÄhaá¹� jarÄsaṃdho mahÄmatiá¸� || 89 ||
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na gantavyaá¹� raṇe vÄ«ra ká¹£atriyo'sÄ«ti cÄbravÄ«t || 90 ||
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anyeá¹£Äṃ ca mahÄnÄsÄ«d yodhÄnÄá¹� dÄruṇo raṇaá¸� || 90 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Chapter 17

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

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

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

1568 pages

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

હરિવંશપà«àª°àª¾àª�

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

à°¶à±à°°à±€ వారివంశవà±à°°à°°à°¾à°£à°‚ [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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

शà¥à¤°à¥€à¤¹à¤°à¤¿à¤µà¤‚शपà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤� [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

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

Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)

Text with English Notes and Index; [Eastern Book Linkers]

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