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 31.81

कूर्मकुक्कुटवक्त्राश्च शशोलूकमुखास्तथा ।
खरोष्ट्रवदनाश्चैव वराहवदनास्तथा ॥ ८१ ॥

kūrmakukkuṭavaktrāśca śaśolūkamukhāstathā |
kharoṣṭravadanāścaiva varāhavadanāstathā || 81 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.81 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 (31.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kurma, Kukkutavaktra, Shasha, Ulukamukha, Tatha, Kharoshtra, Vadana, Varahavadana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.81). 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: “kūrmakukkuṭavaktrāśca śaśolūkamukhāstathā
  • kūrma -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kukkuṭavaktrāś -
  • kukkuṭavaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaśo -
  • śaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śā (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śaś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ulūkamukhās -
  • ulūkamukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kharoṣṭravadanāścaiva varāhavadanāstathā
  • kharoṣṭra -
  • kharoṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadanā -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative 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]
  • varāhavadanās -
  • varāhavadana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.81

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 31.81 in Telugu sript:
కూర్మకుక్కుటవక్త్రాశ్చ శశోలూకముఖాస్తథా ।
ఖరోష్ట్రవదనాశ్చైవ వరాహవదనాస్తథా ॥ ౮౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.81 in Gujarati sript:
કૂર્મકુક્કુટવક્ત્રાશ્ચ શશોલૂકમુખાસ્તથા ।
ખરોષ્ટ્રવદનાશ્ચૈવ વરાહવદનાસ્તથા ॥ ૮૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 31.81 in Kannada sript:
ಕೂರ್ಮಕುಕ್ಕುಟವಕ್ತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ಶಶೋಲೂಕಮುಖಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಖರೋಷ್ಟ್ರವದನಾಶ್ಚೈವ ವರಾಹವದನಾಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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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