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 23.38

चतुरङ्गस्य पुत्रस्तु पृथुलाक्ष इति स्मृतः ।
पृथुलाक्षसुतो राजा चम्पो नाम महायशाः ।
चम्पस्य तु पुरी चम्पा या पूर्वं मालिनी बभौ ॥ ३८ ॥

caturaṅgasya putrastu pṛthulākṣa iti smṛtaḥ |
pṛthulākṣasuto rājā campo nāma mahāyaśāḥ |
campasya tu purī campā yā pūrvaṃ mālinī babhau || 38 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 23.38 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 (23.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturanga, Putra, Prithulaksha, Iti, Smrita, Sut, Suta, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Campa, Naman, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Puri, Purvam, Purva, Mali, Malin, Malini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 23.38). 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: “caturaṅgasya putrastu pṛthulākṣa iti smṛtaḥ
  • caturaṅgasya -
  • caturaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    caturaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • putras -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛthulākṣa* -
  • pṛthulākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “pṛthulākṣasuto rājā campo nāma mahāyaśāḥ
  • pṛthulākṣa -
  • pṛthulākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suto* -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • campo* -
  • campa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāyaśāḥ -
  • mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “campasya tu purī campā pūrvaṃ mālinī babhau
  • campasya -
  • campa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • purī -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • campā* -
  • campa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    campā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mālinī -
  • mālinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    māli (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mālin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mālī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • babhau -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 23.38

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 23.38 in Telugu sript:
చతురఙ్గస్య పుత్రస్తు పృథులాక్ష ఇతి స్మృతః ।
పృథులాక్షసుతో రాజా చమ్పో నామ మహాయశాః ।
చమ్పస్య తు పురీ చమ్పా యా పూర్వం మాలినీ బభౌ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 23.38 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુરઙ્ગસ્ય પુત્રસ્તુ પૃથુલાક્ષ ઇતિ સ્મૃતઃ ।
પૃથુલાક્ષસુતો રાજા ચમ્પો નામ મહાયશાઃ ।
ચમ્પસ્ય તુ પુરી ચમ્પા યા પૂર્વં માલિની બભૌ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 23.38 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರಙ್ಗಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ತು ಪೃಥುಲಾಕ್ಷ ಇತಿ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ।
ಪೃಥುಲಾಕ್ಷಸುತೋ ರಾಜಾ ಚಮ್ಪೋ ನಾಮ ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ।
ಚಮ್ಪಸ್ಯ ತು ಪುರೀ ಚಮ್ಪಾ ಯಾ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಮಾಲಿನೀ ಬಭೌ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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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