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 55.11

क्वचिद्गायन् क्वचित्क्रीडंश्चञ्चूर्यंश्च क्वचित्क्वचित् ।
पर्णवाद्यं श्रुतिसुखं वादयानः क्वचिद्वने ॥ ११ ॥

kvacidgāyan kvacitkrīḍaṃścañcūryaṃśca kvacitkvacit |
parṇavādyaṃ śrutisukhaṃ vādayānaḥ kvacidvane || 11 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 55.11 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 (55.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Acit, Gayat, Kridat, Cancu, Yat, Parnavadya, Shrutisukha, Vada, Ana, Anas, Vana, Vani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 55.11). 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: “kvacidgāyan kvacitkrīḍaṃścañcūryaṃśca kvacitkvacit
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gāyan -
  • gāyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • krīḍaṃś -
  • krīḍat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
  • cañcūr -
  • cañcu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    cañcū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • yaṃś -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “parṇavādyaṃ śrutisukhaṃ vādayānaḥ kvacidvane
  • parṇavādyam -
  • parṇavādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutisukham -
  • śrutisukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrutisukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutisukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vādayā -
  • vādā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vad (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anaḥ -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 55.11

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 55.11 in Telugu sript:
క్వచిద్గాయన్ క్వచిత్క్రీడంశ్చఞ్చూర్యంశ్చ క్వచిత్క్వచిత్ ।
పర్ణవాద్యం శ్రుతిసుఖం వాదయానః క్వచిద్వనే ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 55.11 in Gujarati sript:
ક્વચિદ્ગાયન્ ક્વચિત્ક્રીડંશ્ચઞ્ચૂર્યંશ્ચ ક્વચિત્ક્વચિત્ ।
પર્ણવાદ્યં શ્રુતિસુખં વાદયાનઃ ક્વચિદ્વને ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 55.11 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ವಚಿದ್ಗಾಯನ್ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ಕ್ರೀಡಂಶ್ಚಞ್ಚೂರ್ಯಂಶ್ಚ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ।
ಪರ್ಣವಾದ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರುತಿಸುಖಂ ವಾದಯಾನಃ ಕ್ವಚಿದ್ವನೇ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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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