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.

Verse 18.23 [4:2]

कृष्णेन पृष्टः प्रत्याह स्ववंशस्य समुद्भवम् ॥ २३ ॥

kṛṣṇena pṛṣṭaḥ pratyāha svavaṃśasya samudbhavam || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 18.23 [4:2] 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 (18.23 [4:2]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishna, Prishta, Pratyaha, Sva, Svan, Avamsha, Samudbhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 18.23 [4:2]). 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: “kṛṣṇena pṛṣṭaḥ pratyāha svavaṃśasya samudbhavam
  • kṛṣṇena -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pṛṣṭaḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • pratyāha -
  • pratyāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • avaṃśasya -
  • avaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    avaṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • samudbhavam -
  • samudbhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 18.23 [4:2]

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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Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 18.23 [4:2] in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣೇನ ಪೃಷ್ಟಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಹ ಸ್ವವಂಶಸ್ಯ ಸಮುದ್ಭವಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 18.23 [4:2] in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણેન પૃષ્ટઃ પ્રત્યાહ સ્વવંશસ્ય સમુદ્ભવમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 18.23 [4:2] in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణేన పృష్టః ప్రత్యాహ స్వవంశస్య సముద్భవమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

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

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