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 23.66

अलर्कः काशिराजस्तु ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यसंगरः ।
अलर्कं प्रति राजानं श्लोको गीतः पुरातनम् ।
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिं वर्षशतानि च ॥ ६६ ॥

alarkaḥ kāśirājastu brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ |
alarkaṃ prati rājānaṃ śloko gītaḥ purātanam |
ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣaśatāni ca || 66 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 23.66 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 (23.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alarka, Kashiraja, Brahmanya, Satyasangara, Prati, Rajan, Rajana, Shloka, Gita, Puratana, Shashti, Varshasahasra, Varshashata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 23.66). 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: “alarkaḥ kāśirājastu brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ
  • alarkaḥ -
  • alarka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāśirājas -
  • kāśirāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • brahmaṇyaḥ -
  • brahmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyasaṅgaraḥ -
  • satyasaṅgara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “alarkaṃ prati rājānaṃ śloko gītaḥ purātanam
  • alarkam -
  • alarka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rājānam -
  • rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śloko* -
  • śloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gītaḥ -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purātanam -
  • purātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣaśatāni ca
  • ṣaṣṭim -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varṣasahasrāṇi -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṣaṣṭim -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varṣaśatāni -
  • varṣaśata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 23.66

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 23.66 in Telugu sript:
అలర్కః కాశిరాజస్తు బ్రహ్మణ్యః సత్యసంగరః ।
అలర్కం ప్రతి రాజానం శ్లోకో గీతః పురాతనమ్ ।
షష్టిం వర్షసహస్రాణి షష్టిం వర్షశతాని చ ॥ ౬౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 23.66 in Gujarati sript:
અલર્કઃ કાશિરાજસ્તુ બ્રહ્મણ્યઃ સત્યસંગરઃ ।
અલર્કં પ્રતિ રાજાનં શ્લોકો ગીતઃ પુરાતનમ્ ।
ષષ્ટિં વર્ષસહસ્રાણિ ષષ્ટિં વર્ષશતાનિ ચ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 23.66 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲರ್ಕಃ ಕಾಶಿರಾಜಸ್ತು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಃ ಸತ್ಯಸಂಗರಃ ।
ಅಲರ್ಕಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ರಾಜಾನಂ ಶ್ಲೋಕೋ ಗೀತಃ ಪುರಾತನಮ್ ।
ಷಷ್ಟಿಂ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಷಷ್ಟಿಂ ವರ್ಷಶತಾನಿ ಚ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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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