हरिवंशharivaṃśa

हरिवंश (harivaṃśa) is a Sanskrit word meaning the family of Krishna, the race of monkeys, the name of various men, the race of Hari, meaning Vishnu or Krishna, the title of a poem, the appendix of the Mahabharata. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The Epic Poem Harivaṃśa, Lineage of Hari (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu), Proper Name of Men.

Definitions: 6

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The Epic Poem Harivaṃśa

3 definitions

A celebrated poem supplementary to the Mahabharata on the history and adventures of Krishna and his family

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The race of Hari, meaning Vishnu or Krishna. 2. The title of a poem.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the appendix of the Mahabharata

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Lineage of Hari (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)

1 definition

the family of Krishna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proper Name of Men

1 definition

the name of various men

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Race of Monkeys

1 definition

the race of monkeys

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.