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 31.23

अहोरात्रेक्षणो दिव्यो वेदाङ्गश्रुतिभूषणः ।
आज्यनासः स्रुवस्तुण्डः सामघोषस्वनो महान् ॥ २३ ॥

ahorātrekṣaṇo divyo vedāṅgaśrutibhūṣaṇaḥ |
ājyanāsaḥ sruvastuṇḍaḥ sāmaghoṣasvano mahān || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.23 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 (31.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahoratra, Ahoratri, Ikshana, Divi, Divya, Vedanga, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Bhushana, Aji, Ajya, Anasa, Sru, Sruva, Tunda, Samaghosha, Svana, Svan, Maha, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.23). 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: “ahorātrekṣaṇo divyo vedāṅgaśrutibhūṣaṇaḥ
  • ahorātre -
  • ahorātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ahorātri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahorātri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • īkṣaṇo* -
  • īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divyo* -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedāṅga -
  • vedāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhūṣaṇaḥ -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ājyanāsaḥ sruvastuṇḍaḥ sāmaghoṣasvano mahān
  • ājya -
  • āji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anāsaḥ -
  • anāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nās (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • sruvas -
  • srū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sruva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tuṇḍaḥ -
  • tuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāmaghoṣa -
  • sāmaghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāmaghoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svano* -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.23

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 31.23 in Telugu sript:
అహోరాత్రేక్షణో దివ్యో వేదాఙ్గశ్రుతిభూషణః ।
ఆజ్యనాసః స్రువస్తుణ్డః సామఘోషస్వనో మహాన్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.23 in Gujarati sript:
અહોરાત્રેક્ષણો દિવ્યો વેદાઙ્ગશ્રુતિભૂષણઃ ।
આજ્યનાસઃ સ્રુવસ્તુણ્ડઃ સામઘોષસ્વનો મહાન્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 31.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹೋರಾತ್ರೇಕ್ಷಣೋ ದಿವ್ಯೋ ವೇದಾಙ್ಗಶ್ರುತಿಭೂಷಣಃ ।
ಆಜ್ಯನಾಸಃ ಸ್ರುವಸ್ತುಣ್ಡಃ ಸಾಮಘೋಷಸ್ವನೋ ಮಹಾನ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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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