# हरिवंश (harivaṃśa)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/harivamsha

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.

- **SLP1:** `harivaMSa`  **IAST:** harivaṃśa  **Devanagari:** हरिवंश
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hariva%E1%B9%83%C5%9Ba
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/harivamsha/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### 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)*
  > हरि (hari) — वंश (—vaṃśa) m. n. ( scil. पुराण (purāṇa) ) N. of a celebrated poem supplementary to the Mahā-bhārata on the history and adventures of Kṛṣṇa 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 (Title) 418 ) [ ID=261170 ]
- 1. The race of Hari, meaning Vishnu or Krishna. 2. The title of a poem.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हरिवंश (harivaṃśa) [Printed book page 658 ] हरिवंश (harivaṃśa) m. Hari's i.e. Viṣṇu's (Kṛṣṇa's) race, T. of a poem. [ ID=39382 ]
- the appendix of the Mahabharata  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > हरिवंश (harivaṃśa) [Printed book page 319-2 ] Harivaṃśa, the appendix of Mhbhr. § 10 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 357 ( °as tataḥ parva Purāṇaṃ khilasaṃjñitaṃ ).—§ 11 (do.): I, 2, 642 ( khileṣu H°aś ca ), 643 ( khileṣu H°e ca, said to contain 12,000 ślokas, in reality C. has 16,374 ślokas). —§ 795 c (Mahābharata): XVIII, 6, 280 ( °samāptau tu sahasraṃ bhojayed dvijān ), 283 ( parvaṇi ). [ ID=4426 ]

### Lineage of Hari (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu) (1 definition)
- the family of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1290,3] हरि (hari) — वंश (—vaṃśa) m. the family of Kṛṣṇa, Suśruta (Title) [ ID=261167 ]

### Proper Name of Men (1 definition)
- the name of various men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various men, Sadukti-karṇāmṛta (Title); Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=261169 ]

### Race of Monkeys (1 definition)
- the race of monkeys  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the race of monkeys, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=261168 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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