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 23.166

लभेत्पञ्च वरांश्चैष दुर्लभानिह लौकिकान् ।
आयुः कीर्तिं धनं पुत्रानैश्वर्यं भूय एव च ।
धारणाच्छ्रवणाच्चैव पञ्चवर्गस्य भारत ॥ १६६ ॥

labhetpañca varāṃścaiṣa durlabhāniha laukikān |
āyuḥ kīrtiṃ dhanaṃ putrānaiśvaryaṃ bhūya eva ca |
dhāraṇācchravaṇāccaiva pañcavargasya bhārata || 166 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 23.166 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 (23.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panca, Pancan, Vara, Aisha, Durlabha, Han, Laukika, Ayu, Ayus, Kirti, Dhana, Putra, Aishvarya, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Eva, Dharana, Shravana, Pancavarga, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 23.166). 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: “labhetpañca varāṃścaiṣa durlabhāniha laukikān
  • labhet -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varāṃś -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durlabhāni -
  • durlabha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • laukikān -
  • laukika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “āyuḥ kīrtiṃ dhanaṃ putrānaiśvaryaṃ bhūya eva ca
  • āyuḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrtim -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūya* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 3: “dhāraṇācchravaṇāccaiva pañcavargasya bhārata
  • dhāraṇācch -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śravaṇāc -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pañcavargasya -
  • pañcavarga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pañcavarga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 23.166

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 23.166 in Telugu sript:
లభేత్పఞ్చ వరాంశ్చైష దుర్లభానిహ లౌకికాన్ ।
ఆయుః కీర్తిం ధనం పుత్రానైశ్వర్యం భూయ ఏవ చ ।
ధారణాచ్ఛ్రవణాచ్చైవ పఞ్చవర్గస్య భారత ॥ ౧౬౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 23.166 in Gujarati sript:
લભેત્પઞ્ચ વરાંશ્ચૈષ દુર્લભાનિહ લૌકિકાન્ ।
આયુઃ કીર્તિં ધનં પુત્રાનૈશ્વર્યં ભૂય એવ ચ ।
ધારણાચ્છ્રવણાચ્ચૈવ પઞ્ચવર્ગસ્ય ભારત ॥ ૧૬૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 23.166 in Kannada sript:
ಲಭೇತ್ಪಞ್ಚ ವರಾಂಶ್ಚೈಷ ದುರ್ಲಭಾನಿಹ ಲೌಕಿಕಾನ್ ।
ಆಯುಃ ಕೀರ್ತಿಂ ಧನಂ ಪುತ್ರಾನೈಶ್ವರ್ಯಂ ಭೂಯ ಏವ ಚ ।
ಧಾರಣಾಚ್ಛ್ರವಣಾಚ್ಚೈವ ಪಞ್ಚವರ್ಗಸ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೧೬೬ ॥

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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