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 23.161

वृषप्रभृतयो राजन्यादवाः पुण्यकर्मिणः ।
वृषो वंशधरस्तत्र तस्य पुत्रोऽभवन्मधुः ।
मधोः पुत्रशतं त्वासीद्वृषणस्तस्य वंशभाक् ॥ १६१ ॥

vṛṣaprabhṛtayo rājanyādavāḥ puṇyakarmiṇaḥ |
vṛṣo vaṃśadharastatra tasya putro'bhavanmadhuḥ |
madhoḥ putraśataṃ tvāsīdvṛṣaṇastasya vaṃśabhāk || 161 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 23.161 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 (23.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrisha, Vrishan, Prabhriti, Rajanya, Ava, Punya, Karmin, Karmi, Vamshadhara, Tatra, Tad, Putra, Madhu, Madhus, Shata, Tva, Yushmad, Vrishana, Vamsha, Bhaj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 23.161). 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: “vṛṣaprabhṛtayo rājanyādavāḥ puṇyakarmiṇaḥ
  • vṛṣa -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prabhṛtayo* -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājanyād -
  • rājanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rājanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • avāḥ -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • puṇya -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • karmiṇaḥ -
  • karmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    karmin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    karmī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vṛṣo vaṃśadharastatra tasya putro'bhavanmadhuḥ
  • vṛṣo* -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaṃśadharas -
  • vaṃśadhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • putro' -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
  • madhuḥ -
  • madhus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    madhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “madhoḥ putraśataṃ tvāsīdvṛṣaṇastasya vaṃśabhāk
  • madhoḥ -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvā -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vṛṣaṇas -
  • vṛṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaṃśa -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāk -
  • bhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 23.161

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 23.161 in Telugu sript:
వృషప్రభృతయో రాజన్యాదవాః పుణ్యకర్మిణః ।
వృషో వంశధరస్తత్ర తస్య పుత్రోఽభవన్మధుః ।
మధోః పుత్రశతం త్వాసీద్వృషణస్తస్య వంశభాక్ ॥ ౧౬౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 23.161 in Gujarati sript:
વૃષપ્રભૃતયો રાજન્યાદવાઃ પુણ્યકર્મિણઃ ।
વૃષો વંશધરસ્તત્ર તસ્ય પુત્રોઽભવન્મધુઃ ।
મધોઃ પુત્રશતં ત્વાસીદ્વૃષણસ્તસ્ય વંશભાક્ ॥ ૧૬૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 23.161 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಷಪ್ರಭೃತಯೋ ರಾಜನ್ಯಾದವಾಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಕರ್ಮಿಣಃ ।
ವೃಷೋ ವಂಶಧರಸ್ತತ್ರ ತಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರೋಽಭವನ್ಮಧುಃ ।
ಮಧೋಃ ಪುತ್ರಶತಂ ತ್ವಾಸೀದ್ವೃಷಣಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ವಂಶಭಾಕ್ ॥ ೧೬೧ ॥

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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