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 23.157

शूरसेनश्च शूरश्च धृष्टोक्तः कृष्ण एव च ।
जयध्वजश्च नाम्नासीदावन्त्यो नृपतिर्महान् ।
कार्तवीर्यस्य तनया वीर्यवन्तो महारथाः ॥ १५७ ॥

śūrasenaśca śūraśca dhṛṣṭoktaḥ kṛṣṇa eva ca |
jayadhvajaśca nāmnāsīdāvantyo nṛpatirmahān |
kārtavīryasya tanayā vīryavanto mahārathāḥ || 157 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 23.157 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 (23.157). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shurasena, Shura, Dhrishtokta, Krishna, Eva, Jayadhvaja, Namna, Naman, Avanti, Avantya, Nripati, Maha, Mahat, Kartavirya, Tanaya, Viryavat, Maharatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 23.157). 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: “śūrasenaśca śūraśca dhṛṣṭoktaḥ kṛṣṇa eva ca
  • śūrasenaś -
  • śūrasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūraś -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhṛṣṭoktaḥ -
  • dhṛṣṭokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇa* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “jayadhvajaśca nāmnāsīdāvantyo nṛpatirmahān
  • jayadhvajaś -
  • jayadhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • āvantyo* -
  • āvantī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āvantya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpatir -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kārtavīryasya tanayā vīryavanto mahārathāḥ
  • kārtavīryasya -
  • kārtavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tanayā* -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vīryavanto* -
  • vīryavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahārathāḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 23.157

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 23.157 in Telugu sript:
శూరసేనశ్చ శూరశ్చ ధృష్టోక్తః కృష్ణ ఏవ చ ।
జయధ్వజశ్చ నామ్నాసీదావన్త్యో నృపతిర్మహాన్ ।
కార్తవీర్యస్య తనయా వీర్యవన్తో మహారథాః ॥ ౧౫౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 23.157 in Gujarati sript:
શૂરસેનશ્ચ શૂરશ્ચ ધૃષ્ટોક્તઃ કૃષ્ણ એવ ચ ।
જયધ્વજશ્ચ નામ્નાસીદાવન્ત્યો નૃપતિર્મહાન્ ।
કાર્તવીર્યસ્ય તનયા વીર્યવન્તો મહારથાઃ ॥ ૧૫૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 23.157 in Kannada sript:
ಶೂರಸೇನಶ್ಚ ಶೂರಶ್ಚ ಧೃಷ್ಟೋಕ್ತಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಏವ ಚ ।
ಜಯಧ್ವಜಶ್ಚ ನಾಮ್ನಾಸೀದಾವನ್ತ್ಯೋ ನೃಪತಿರ್ಮಹಾನ್ ।
ಕಾರ್ತವೀರ್ಯಸ್ಯ ತನಯಾ ವೀರ್ಯವನ್ತೋ ಮಹಾರಥಾಃ ॥ ೧೫೭ ॥

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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