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 55.24

तं क्रीडमाणं गोपालाः कृष्णं भाण्डीरवासिनम् ।
रमयन्ति स्म बहवो वन्यैः क्रीडनकैस्तदा ॥ २४ ॥

taṃ krīḍamāṇaṃ gopālāḥ kṛṣṇaṃ bhāṇḍīravāsinam |
ramayanti sma bahavo vanyaiḥ krīḍanakaistadā || 24 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 55.24 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 (55.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krida, Gopala, Krishna, Bhandira, Vasin, Ramayat, Ramayanti, Sma, Bahu, Bahava, Vanya, Kridanaka, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 55.24). 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: “taṃ krīḍamāṇaṃ gopālāḥ kṛṣṇaṃ bhāṇḍīravāsinam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • krīḍam -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • gopālāḥ -
  • gopāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāṇḍīra -
  • bhāṇḍīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsinam -
  • vāsin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ramayanti sma bahavo vanyaiḥ krīḍanakaistadā
  • ramayanti -
  • ram -> ramayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram], [accusative plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ram]
    ram (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bahavo* -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vanyaiḥ -
  • vanya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vanya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • krīḍanakais -
  • krīḍanaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    krīḍanaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 55.24

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 55.24 in Telugu sript:
తం క్రీడమాణం గోపాలాః కృష్ణం భాణ్డీరవాసినమ్ ।
రమయన్తి స్మ బహవో వన్యైః క్రీడనకైస్తదా ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 55.24 in Gujarati sript:
તં ક્રીડમાણં ગોપાલાઃ કૃષ્ણં ભાણ્ડીરવાસિનમ્ ।
રમયન્તિ સ્મ બહવો વન્યૈઃ ક્રીડનકૈસ્તદા ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 55.24 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಕ್ರೀಡಮಾಣಂ ಗೋಪಾಲಾಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಂ ಭಾಣ್ಡೀರವಾಸಿನಮ್ ।
ರಮಯನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ಬಹವೋ ವನ್ಯೈಃ ಕ್ರೀಡನಕೈಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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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