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 41.21

पुरे पुरे नरपतिः कोटिसंख्यैर्बलैर्वृतः ।
राष्ट्रे राष्ट्रे च बहवो ग्रामाः शतसहस्रशः ॥ २१ ॥

pure pure narapatiḥ koṭisaṃkhyairbalairvṛtaḥ |
rāṣṭre rāṣṭre ca bahavo grāmāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 41.21 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 (41.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pur, Pura, Puri, Narapati, Koti, Sankhya, Bala, Vrit, Vrita, Rashtra, Rashtri, Bahu, Bahava, Grama, Shatasahasrashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 41.21). 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: “pure pure narapatiḥ koṭisaṃkhyairbalairvṛtaḥ
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • narapatiḥ -
  • narapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • koṭi -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyair -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • balair -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “rāṣṭre rāṣṭre ca bahavo grāmāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
  • rāṣṭre -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • rāṣṭre -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahavo* -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grāmāḥ -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śatasahasraśaḥ -
  • śatasahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 41.21

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 41.21 in Telugu sript:
పురే పురే నరపతిః కోటిసంఖ్యైర్బలైర్వృతః ।
రాష్ట్రే రాష్ట్రే చ బహవో గ్రామాః శతసహస్రశః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 41.21 in Gujarati sript:
પુરે પુરે નરપતિઃ કોટિસંખ્યૈર્બલૈર્વૃતઃ ।
રાષ્ટ્રે રાષ્ટ્રે ચ બહવો ગ્રામાઃ શતસહસ્રશઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 41.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರೇ ಪುರೇ ನರಪತಿಃ ಕೋಟಿಸಂಖ್ಯೈರ್ಬಲೈರ್ವೃತಃ ।
ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ಚ ಬಹವೋ ಗ್ರಾಮಾಃ ಶತಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ॥ 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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