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 6.22

नागैश्च श्रूयते दुग्धा वत्सं कृत्वा तु तक्षकम् ।
अलाबुपात्रमादाय विषं क्षीरं नरोत्तम ॥ २२ ॥

nāgaiśca śrūyate dugdhā vatsaṃ kṛtvā tu takṣakam |
alābupātramādāya viṣaṃ kṣīraṃ narottama || 22 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 6.22 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 (6.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naga, Dugdha, Vatsa, Kritva, Kritvan, Takshaka, Alabupatra, Ada, Adaya, Vish, Visha, Kshira, Narottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 6.22). 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: “nāgaiśca śrūyate dugdhā vatsaṃ kṛtvā tu takṣakam
  • nāgaiś -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrūyate -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • dugdhā* -
  • dugdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dugdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vatsam -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vatsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • takṣakam -
  • takṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “alābupātramādāya viṣaṃ kṣīraṃ narottama
  • alābupātram -
  • alābupātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣīram -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • narottama -
  • narottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 6.22

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 6.22 in Telugu sript:
నాగైశ్చ శ్రూయతే దుగ్ధా వత్సం కృత్వా తు తక్షకమ్ ।
అలాబుపాత్రమాదాయ విషం క్షీరం నరోత్తమ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 6.22 in Gujarati sript:
નાગૈશ્ચ શ્રૂયતે દુગ્ધા વત્સં કૃત્વા તુ તક્ષકમ્ ।
અલાબુપાત્રમાદાય વિષં ક્ષીરં નરોત્તમ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 6.22 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಗೈಶ್ಚ ಶ್ರೂಯತೇ ದುಗ್ಧಾ ವತ್ಸಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ತು ತಕ್ಷಕಮ್ ।
ಅಲಾಬುಪಾತ್ರಮಾದಾಯ ವಿಷಂ ಕ್ಷೀರಂ ನರೋತ್ತಮ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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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