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 24.21

हिरण्यकशिपुर्योऽसौ दैत्यराजोऽभवत्पुरा ।
पृथुकीर्त्यां तु संजज्ञे तनयो वृद्धशर्मणः ॥ २१ ॥

hiraṇyakaśipuryo'sau daityarājo'bhavatpurā |
pṛthukīrtyāṃ tu saṃjajñe tanayo vṛddhaśarmaṇaḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 24.21 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 (24.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hiranyakashipu, Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Daityaraja, Pura, Pur, Prithukirti, Sanja, Jna, Tanaya, Vriddhasharman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 24.21). 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: “hiraṇyakaśipuryo'sau daityarājo'bhavatpurā
  • hiraṇyakaśipur -
  • hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • daityarājo' -
  • daityarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pṛthukīrtyāṃ tu saṃjajñe tanayo vṛddhaśarmaṇaḥ
  • pṛthukīrtyām -
  • pṛthukīrti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sañja -
  • sañja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñe -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tanayo* -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛddhaśarmaṇaḥ -
  • vṛddhaśarman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛddhaśarman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 24.21

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 24.21 in Telugu sript:
హిరణ్యకశిపుర్యోఽసౌ దైత్యరాజోఽభవత్పురా ।
పృథుకీర్త్యాం తు సంజజ్ఞే తనయో వృద్ధశర్మణః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 24.21 in Gujarati sript:
હિરણ્યકશિપુર્યોઽસૌ દૈત્યરાજોઽભવત્પુરા ।
પૃથુકીર્ત્યાં તુ સંજજ્ઞે તનયો વૃદ્ધશર્મણઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 24.21 in Kannada sript:
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶಿಪುರ್ಯೋಽಸೌ ದೈತ್ಯರಾಜೋಽಭವತ್ಪುರಾ ।
ಪೃಥುಕೀರ್ತ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಸಂಜಜ್ಞೇ ತನಯೋ ವೃದ್ಧಶರ್ಮಣಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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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