Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

76,857 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, 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 3.91

स्थलजाः पक्षिणोऽब्जास् च धरायाः प्रसवः स्मृतः ।
अनायुषायाः पुत्रास्तु पञ्चाशत्सुमहाबलाः ।
सुरतो गुणवृत्तश्च विक्षरोऽथ नृपस्तथा ।
गास्तु वै जनयामास सुरभी महिषी तथा ॥ ९१ ॥

sthalajāḥ pakṣiṇo'bjās ca dharāyāḥ prasavaḥ smṛtaḥ |
anāyuṣāyāḥ putrāstu pañcāśatsumahābalāḥ |
surato guṇavṛttaśca vikṣaro'tha nṛpastathā |
gāstu vai janayāmāsa surabhī mahiṣī tathā || 91 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 3.91 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 (3.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthalaja, Pakshin, Pakshi, Dhara, Prasava, Smrita, Anayusha, Putra, Pancashat, Mahabala, Surata, Surat, Guna, Vritta, Vikshara, Atha, Nripa, Tatha, Surabhi, Surabhin, Mahishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 3.91). 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: “sthalajāḥ pakṣiṇo'bjās ca dharāyāḥ prasavaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • sthalajāḥ -
  • sthalaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthalajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pakṣiṇo' -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abjās -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharāyāḥ -
  • dharā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prasavaḥ -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “anāyuṣāyāḥ putrāstu pañcāśatsumahābalāḥ
  • anāyuṣāyāḥ -
  • anāyuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • putrās -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pañcāśatsu -
  • pañcāśat (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • mahābalāḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “surato guṇavṛttaśca vikṣaro'tha nṛpastathā
  • surato* -
  • surata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sur -> surat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √sur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sur class 6 verb]
    sur -> surat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sur class 6 verb]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttaś -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikṣaro' -
  • vikṣara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nṛpas -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “gāstu vai janayāmāsa surabhī mahiṣī tathā
  • gās -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • janayāmā -
  • jan (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • surabhī -
  • surabhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    surabhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    surabhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahiṣī -
  • mahiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahiṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 3.91

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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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)

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

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Preview of verse 3.91 in Telugu sript:
స్థలజాః పక్షిణోఽబ్జాస్ చ ధరాయాః ప్రసవః స్మృతః ।
అనాయుషాయాః పుత్రాస్తు పఞ్చాశత్సుమహాబలాః ।
సురతో గుణవృత్తశ్చ విక్షరోఽథ నృపస్తథా ।
గాస్తు వై జనయామాస సురభీ మహిషీ తథా ॥ ౯౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 3.91 in Gujarati sript:
સ્થલજાઃ પક્ષિણોઽબ્જાસ્ ચ ધરાયાઃ પ્રસવઃ સ્મૃતઃ ।
અનાયુષાયાઃ પુત્રાસ્તુ પઞ્ચાશત્સુમહાબલાઃ ।
સુરતો ગુણવૃત્તશ્ચ વિક્ષરોઽથ નૃપસ્તથા ।
ગાસ્તુ વૈ જનયામાસ સુરભી મહિષી તથા ॥ ૯૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 3.91 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಥಲಜಾಃ ಪಕ್ಷಿಣೋಽಬ್ಜಾಸ್ ಚ ಧರಾಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಸವಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ।
ಅನಾಯುಷಾಯಾಃ ಪುತ್ರಾಸ್ತು ಪಞ್ಚಾಶತ್ಸುಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ।
ಸುರತೋ ಗುಣವೃತ್ತಶ್ಚ ವಿಕ್ಷರೋಽಥ ನೃಪಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಗಾಸ್ತು ವೈ ಜನಯಾಮಾಸ ಸುರಭೀ ಮಹಿಷೀ ತಥಾ ॥ ೯೧ ॥

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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