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 24.20

कुन्त्यस्य श्रुतदेवायामगृध्नुः सुषुवे नृपः ।
श्रुतदेव्यां केकयस्तु पञ्च पुत्रानकल्मषान् ।
सुतर्दनपुरोगांस्तु जनयामास भारत ॥ राजाधिदेवी राजेन्द्र पुत्रौ परमधर्मिकौ ।
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ सुषुवे भरतर्षभ ।
श्रुतश्रवायां चैद्यस्तु शिशुपालो महाबलः ॥ २० ॥

kuntyasya śrutadevāyāmagṛdhnuḥ suṣuve nṛpaḥ |
śrutadevyāṃ kekayastu pañca putrānakalmaṣān |
sutardanapurogāṃstu janayāmāsa bhārata || rājādhidevī rājendra putrau paramadharmikau |
vindānuvindāvāvantyau suṣuve bharatarṣabha |
śrutaśravāyāṃ caidyastu śiśupālo mahābalaḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 24.20 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 (24.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kunti, Idam, Shrutadeva, Gridhnu, Sushuva, Nripa, Shrutadevi, Kekaya, Panca, Pancan, Putra, Akalmasha, Sutardana, Puroga, Bharata, Rajadhidevi, Rajendra, Parama, Dharmika, Vinda, Anuvinda, Avanti, Avantya, Bharatarshabha, Shrutashrava, Caidya, Shishupala, Mahabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 24.20). 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: “kuntyasya śrutadevāyāmagṛdhnuḥ suṣuve nṛpaḥ
  • kuntya -
  • kunti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śrutadevāyām -
  • śrutadevā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛdhnuḥ -
  • gṛdhnu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gṛdhnu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • suṣuve -
  • suṣuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    su (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrutadevyāṃ kekayastu pañca putrānakalmaṣān
  • śrutadevyām -
  • śrutadevī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kekayas -
  • kekaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • akalmaṣān -
  • akalmaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “sutardanapurogāṃstu janayāmāsa bhārata |
  • sutardana -
  • sutardana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purogāṃs -
  • puroga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • janayāmā -
  • jan (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “rājādhidevī rājendra putrau paramadharmikau
  • rājādhidevī -
  • rājādhidevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrau -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmikau -
  • dharmika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 5: “vindānuvindāvāvantyau suṣuve bharatarṣabha
  • vindā -
  • vinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vindā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anuvindāvā -
  • anuvinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āvantyau -
  • āvantī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āvantya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • suṣuve -
  • suṣuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    su (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 6: “śrutaśravāyāṃ caidyastu śiśupālo mahābalaḥ
  • śrutaśravāyām -
  • śrutaśravā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • caidyas -
  • caidya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śiśupālo* -
  • śiśupāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 24.20

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 24.20 in Telugu sript:
కున్త్యస్య శ్రుతదేవాయామగృధ్నుః సుషువే నృపః ।
శ్రుతదేవ్యాం కేకయస్తు పఞ్చ పుత్రానకల్మషాన్ ।
సుతర్దనపురోగాంస్తు జనయామాస భారత ॥
రాజాధిదేవీ రాజేన్ద్ర పుత్రౌ పరమధర్మికౌ ।
విన్దానువిన్దావావన్త్యౌ సుషువే భరతర్షభ ।
శ్రుతశ్రవాయాం చైద్యస్తు శిశుపాలో మహాబలః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 24.20 in Gujarati sript:
કુન્ત્યસ્ય શ્રુતદેવાયામગૃધ્નુઃ સુષુવે નૃપઃ ।
શ્રુતદેવ્યાં કેકયસ્તુ પઞ્ચ પુત્રાનકલ્મષાન્ ।
સુતર્દનપુરોગાંસ્તુ જનયામાસ ભારત ॥
રાજાધિદેવી રાજેન્દ્ર પુત્રૌ પરમધર્મિકૌ ।
વિન્દાનુવિન્દાવાવન્ત્યૌ સુષુવે ભરતર્ષભ ।
શ્રુતશ્રવાયાં ચૈદ્યસ્તુ શિશુપાલો મહાબલઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 24.20 in Kannada sript:
ಕುನ್ತ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರುತದೇವಾಯಾಮಗೃಧ್ನುಃ ಸುಷುವೇ ನೃಪಃ ।
ಶ್ರುತದೇವ್ಯಾಂ ಕೇಕಯಸ್ತು ಪಞ್ಚ ಪುತ್ರಾನಕಲ್ಮಷಾನ್ ।
ಸುತರ್ದನಪುರೋಗಾಂಸ್ತು ಜನಯಾಮಾಸ ಭಾರತ ॥
ರಾಜಾಧಿದೇವೀ ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ಪುತ್ರೌ ಪರಮಧರ್ಮಿಕೌ ।
ವಿನ್ದಾನುವಿನ್ದಾವಾವನ್ತ್ಯೌ ಸುಷುವೇ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಶ್ರುತಶ್ರವಾಯಾಂ ಚೈದ್ಯಸ್ತು ಶಿಶುಪಾಲೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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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