Harivamsha, Hari-vamsha, 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘, Harivamsa: 16 definitions

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Harivamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 can be transliterated into English as Harivamsa or Harivamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ).鈥擜n appendix to the Mah膩bh膩rata in 10,000 verses. The main object of it is to sing the praises of Mah膩vi峁ａ箛u. It contains three parts called respectively 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 Parva, Vi峁ａ箛u Parva, and Bhavi峁a Parva. Creation of the world, kings of the solar dynasty and of the lunar dynasty, Yadu dynasty and the birth of 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 form the theme of 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 Parva. Vi峁ａ箛u Parva deals mainly with the pranks and games of 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 in his childhood. Though there occur certain hints about the future at the beginning of the Bhavi峁a Parva, the creation of the world, the incarnation of Vi峁ａ箛u as V膩mana (Dwarf) and as Narasi峁僪a (half man and half lion), 艢iva and Vi峁ａ箛u constitute its main theme.

The following verses prove that the 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 also was composed by Vy膩sa.

"hari惫补峁兣沘stata岣� parva辫耻谤腻峁嘺峁� khilasa峁僯帽itam / vi峁ａ箛uparva艣i 艣o艣cary膩 vis峁噊岣a峁僺avadhastath膩 // bhavi峁am parvac膩pyukta峁� khile峁ev膩dbhuta峁� mahat/ etat parva艣atam p奴r峁嘺m vy膩senokta峁� mah膩tman膩 //" (膧di Parva, Chapter 2, Verses 83-84).

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, 辫耻谤腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ) is the name of a work quoted in the Bhojanakut奴hala, in the section named 惫颈产丑腻惫补谤墨惫颈濒腻蝉补, which deals with the activities during night (after dinner). Here also the author quotes certain authors and works, which are [viz., 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘].

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ) refers to:鈥擠ynastic history of 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺; an appendix to the Mah膩bh膩rata describing 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 pastimes. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gavat膩m峁泃a).

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

General definition (in Hinduism)

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The Harivamsha ("the lineage of Hari (Vishnu)") is an important work of Sanskrit literature, containing 16,374 verses, mostly in Anustubh metre. The text is also known as the Harivamsha Purana. This text is believed to be a khila (appendix or supplement) to the Mahabharata and is traditionally ascribed to Veda Vyasa. The most celebrated commentary of the Mahabharata by Neelakantha Chaturdhara, the Bharata Bhava Deepa also covers the Harivamsha. According to Adi Parva, the Harivamsha is divided into two parvas or books and had 12,000 verses. The manuscripts found in the 19th century in different parts of India included three books and are also known as puranas - the Harivamsha Purana, the Vishnu Purana and the Bhavishya Purana. These books are included with the eighteen Mahapuranas of the Mahabharata.

The first book of Harivamsa Parva describes the creation of the cosmos and the legendary history of the kings of the Solar and Lunar dynasties leading up to the birth of Krishna.
Vishnu Parva recounts the history of Krishna up to the events prior to the Mahabharata.
Bhavishya Parva, the third book, includes two alternate creation theories, hymns to Shiva and Vishnu, and provides a description of Kaliyuga.

The bulk of the text is derived from two traditions, the pa帽calak峁峁嘺 tradition, that is, the "five marks" of the Purana corpus one of which is 惫补峁兣沘 "genealogy", and stories about the life of Krishna as a herdsman.

etymology: Harivamsha (also Harivamsa; Sanskrit 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ)

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The Harivamsa is widely considered by most Hindus as an appendix to one of the most well known epics in Indian literature, the Mahabharata. As an appendix to the Mahabharata the Harivamsa is not one of the 18 parvas but is widely regarded by most scholars to be closer to a purana, a religious text (Winternitz 424). The origins of this appendix is not precisely known but it is apparent that it was a part of the Mahabharata by the 1^st century CE because, 鈥渢he poet Ashvaghosha quotes a couple of verses, att ributing them to the Mahabharata, which are now only found in the Harivamsa鈥� (Datta 1558). The Harivamsa is not known to have been created by one person but rather is the collection of many different a uthors as a 鈥渉eaping up or very loose arranging, side by side of texts–legends, myths and hymns–which serve to glorify t he god Visnu鈥� (Winternitz 424). However, according to Sanskrit texts, it has been attributed to the sage Vyasa.

: Cardiff University Blogs: Who鈥檚 who in ancient India?

The 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ) is a collective name given to the final three minor books of the Sanskrit Mah膩bh膩rata: the 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘parvan, the Vi峁ａ箛uparvan, and the Bhavi峁atparvan. These three books are categorised as khilas (supplements or complements), and are not included within the Mah膩bh膩rata鈥檚 18 major books. Nonetheless they are said to be original portions of Vy膩sa鈥檚 Mah膩bh膩rata composition, and they are included in a table of its contents, amongst the one hundred minor books which pre-existed the later division into eighteen major books.

The 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 contains the oldest surviving biography of K峁涐梗峁嘺 V膩sudeva, who by way of brief visits is a major player in the story of the P膩峁囜笉avas that has just been concluded in Mah膩bh膩rata 18. Amongst other things, K峁涐梗峁嘺 delivered the Bhagavadg墨t膩 to his cousin and brother-in-law Arjuna P膩峁囜笉ava, and then drove the latter鈥檚 chariot through eighteen days of war; and he was the great god Vi峁ａ箛u-N膩r膩ya峁嘺 himself in person.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ) is the name of the lineage (dynasty) of Sumitra, the father of Munisuvrata: the twentieth of twenty-four T墨rtha峁僰aras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.鈥擱egarding the Jina鈥檚 parentage, we are informed that his father named Sumitra was the king of Magadha. His mother had the name of Soma (Padm膩vat墨 according to some books). His dynasty is called the 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘. The capital was at R膩jag峁沨a. His name originated from the fact that he kept noble vows (Suvrata, good vows) devoutly and he was a Muni or a Saint.

贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 is the name of the lineage (dynasty) of Samudravijaya, the father of 狈别尘颈苍腻迟丑补: the twenty-second of twenty-four T墨rtha峁僰aras or Jinas.鈥敱繁鸪揪辈阅宄俪蟛光€檚 parentage and family have a well-known historical background according to the Jainas. His father was named Samudravijaya. He was the king of Sauripur墨 or Dv膩rak膩. His race is known as 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘, 狈别尘颈苍腻迟丑补鈥檚 mother鈥檚 name was 艢ivadev墨. The most interesting point in this connection is that 狈别尘颈苍腻迟丑补 was a cousin of 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 and Baladeva.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ) is named after Hari (later incarnation of Sumukha), according to chapter 6.7 [艣谤墨-尘耻苍颈蝉耻惫谤补迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:鈥斺€� [...] Thus resolving, the god [i.e., V墨ra incarnated in Saudharma] took them [i.e., Hari and Hari峁嚹玗 both with wishing-trees to the city Camp膩 in this Bharata. [...] Then the vassals, etc., installed Hari on the throne accompanied by auspicious songs by priests, bards, and musicians. By his own power the god made their life of short duration, their height a hundred bows, and then went away, his purpose accomplished. Hari was king at the time of 艢墨tala Sv膩min鈥檚 congregation and from that time the 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 has been on earth, named from him. [...]鈥�.

: WikiPedia: Jainism

There are also Jaina Harivamsas in various languages that present Jaina traditions of the Krishna story. One of the earliest of these is the 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (783 AD) of Jinasena. It is divided into 66 cantos and contains 12,000 slokas. The book aims to narrate the life of Arishtanemi, the twenty-second Tirthankara of the Jainas. According to the Jaina sources, Arishtanemi is the first cousin of Krishna. Therefore, Krishna鈥檚 adventures too occupy a significant portion of the book.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita

贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikar峁嚹乵rita by 艢r墨dhara D膩sa (son of Va峁璾 D膩sa) who was a chief over several districts (called a 尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒颈办补).鈥擳he Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ).鈥擭ame of a celebrated work by Vy膩sa supplementary to the Mah膩bh膩rata.

Derivable forms: 丑补谤颈惫补峁兣沘岣� (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ啶�).

贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and 惫补峁兣沘 (啶掂啶�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ).鈥擺masculine] Hari's i.e. Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 (K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚) race, T. of a poem.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攁 supplement to the Mah膩bh膩rata. Io. 174. 414. W. p. 107. 110. 111. Oxf. 2^b. Paris. (B 20. D 55). K. 32. B. 2, 68 (and鈥擺commentary]). Report. Xiv. Ben. 61. 63. 搁腻诲丑. 41 (and鈥擺commentary]). Burnell. 184^b. Bh. 16. P. 9. Bhr. 579. Poona. 466. 467. 603. 622. Ii, 115. 256. 257. 279. Oppert. 2496. 2737. 3094. 5324. 5716. 6297. 6491. Ii, 311. 371. 1407. 1422. 1508. 2627. 2707. 2881. 3305. 4382. 5093. 5814. 6829. 6976. 7215. 7254. 7854. 8712. 9538. 9693. 9801. 10202. Rice. 70. W. 1523. D 2 (and鈥擺commentary]).
鈥擺commentary] Pradyota. B. 2, 68.
鈥擺commentary] by Arjunami艣ra. Io. 250. Burnell. 184^b.
鈥擺commentary] by N墨laka峁囜弓ha. Io. 414. Oxf. 2^b. Ben. 61. Poona. 256. 257. Oppert. Ii, 8537. W. 1523.
鈥擺commentary] Hariva峁兣沷ddyota by Mah膩deva Pa峁囜笉ita. Poona. 344.
鈥擺commentary] by R膩m膩nanda. W. p. 107.
鈥擺commentary] by S奴rad膩sa. Poona. 603. Hariva峁兣沞 Agnistotra. Burnell. 201^b.
鈥擪补颈濒腻蝉补测腻迟谤腻. Poona. Ii, 88.
鈥擥丑补峁囜弓腻办补谤峁嘺办峁泃补惫颈峁ａ箛耻蝉迟耻迟颈. Burnell. 201^a.
鈥挤补办峁峁嘺诲惫腻谤补办腻尘腻丑腻迟尘测补. Burnell. 184^b. Oppert. 5852. Rice. 84.
鈥摈腻谤颈箩腻迟补丑补谤补峁嘺. Poona. 609.
鈥拟辞办峁惫颈峁兣沘办补蝉迟辞迟谤补. W. p. 111.
鈥擵腻尘补苍补蝉迟补惫补. Burnell. 201^a.
鈥擵腻谤腻丑补辫谤腻诲耻谤产丑腻惫补. W. p. 111.
鈥擵颈峁ａ箛耻蝉迟耻迟颈. Burnell. 200^b.
鈥擵别峁卥补峁璦驳颈谤颈尘腻丑腻迟尘测补. Rice. 88.
鈥斉歟峁诲丑补谤尘补. Burnell. 184^b. Oppert. 331. 624. 1108. 2151. 2467. 3050. 3743. 3876. 5682. 6250. 7025. 7428. 7788. Ii, 273. 362. 1702. 1821. 1849. 2008. 2173. 2579. 3014. 3283. 3542. 3851. 4192. 5014. 5145. 7037. 7806. 7987. Rice. 70.
鈥敱岵拱北共贯箖艣a艣rava峁嘺phala. Sb. 245.
鈥擧补谤颈艣肠补苍诲谤辞辫腻办丑测腻苍补. Taylor. 1, 169. 451.
鈥擧补谤颈丑补谤补蝉迟辞迟谤补. Burnell. 203^a.

2) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ):鈥攌膩vya. Gu. 4.

3) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ):鈥攆ather of Ke艣ava (Rasikasa峁僯墨vin墨). Br. M. (add. 26, 359).

4) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ):鈥攑oet. [S奴ktikar峁嚹乵峁泃a by 艢r墨dharad膩sa] Bhojaprabandha Oxf. 150^b.

5) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ):鈥攐f Lalitapura in Nep膩l: S奴rya艣ataka峁玨膩.

6) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ):鈥�Fl. 427. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 113. Hz. 27. 102. 531. 560. Io. 174. 414. 1915. 1916. 2031. 2072-78. 2761. 2762. Rgb. 138. 186 (and鈥擺commentary] Candrik膩).
鈥擺commentary] by Arjunami艣ra. Io. 250 (膧艣caryaparva峁玨膩).
鈥擺commentary] Hariva峁兣沞nducandrik膩 by Jayar膩ma. Io. 1915. 1916. Stein 198. 353 (breaks off in the 145^th adhy膩ya). He quotes the
鈥擺commentary] of R膩m膩nanda.
鈥擺commentary] by N墨laka峁囜弓ha. Fl. 427. Io. 174. 414. 2072-78. 2761. 2762. Stein 198.
鈥擺commentary] by R膩m膩nanda. Stein 198 ([fragmentary]). 353. Hariva峁兣沞艢e峁dharma. Hz. 25.

7) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ):鈥擴lwar 854 (and鈥擺commentary]). Hariva峁兣沞 Kail膩say膩tr膩. Ulwar 856.
鈥敱岵拱北共贯箖艣a艣rava峁嘺phala. Ulwar 855.
鈥擧arihar膩tmakastotra. Ulwar 2456.

8) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ):鈥擲ee Mah膩bh膩rata. Ak 259 (inc.). 260 (inc.). As p. 140. Bc 376. Cs 4, 257. 258 (and C.). 259 (inc.). 260. 261 (inc.). Add Io. 2027. 2028. Tod 4. C. Candrik膩. Ak 260 (inc.). C. by N墨laka峁囜弓ha. Cs 4, 257. Hariva峁兣沞 Kail膩say膩tr膩. L.. 184 ([fragmentary]).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (啶灌ぐ啶苦さ啶傕ざ):鈥擺=hari-惫补峁兣沘] [from hari] m. the family of K峁涐梗峁嘺, [Su艣ruta]

2) [v.s. ...] the race of monkeys, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of various men, [Sadukti-kar峁嚹乵峁泃a; Catalogue(s)]

4) [v.s. ...] mn. ([scilicet] 辫耻谤腻峁嘺) Name of a celebrated poem supplementary to the Mah膩-bh膩rata on the history and adventures of K峁涐梗峁嘺 and his family (it is usually regarded as part of the greater epic, though really a comparatively modern addition to it; cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 418])

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

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贬补谤颈惫补峁兣沘 (嗖灌舶嗖苦驳嗖傕捕):鈥擺noun] a Sa峁僺k峁泃a text which describes episodes from the life of K峁涐梗峁嘺, though it, now, forms a part of Mah膩bh膩rata, but is a later addition and is treated as a separate text.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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