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 59.54

इषुसाह्वा निकुम्भाश्च प्रियकाः स्वर्णकास्तथा ।
इक्षुसस्या निकुप्याश्च प्रियङ्गुश्च विशेषतः ।
सृमराः पिचुकाश्चैव केतक्यश्च समन्ततः ॥ ५४ ॥

iṣusāhvā nikumbhāśca priyakāḥ svarṇakāstathā |
ikṣusasyā nikupyāśca priyaṅguśca viśeṣataḥ |
sṛmarāḥ picukāścaiva ketakyaśca samantataḥ || 54 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 59.54 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 (59.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishusahva, Nikumbha, Priyaka, Svarnaka, Tatha, Ikshusasya, Kupya, Priyangu, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Srimara, Picuka, Ketaki, Samantatah, Samantatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 59.54). 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: “iṣusāhvā nikumbhāśca priyakāḥ svarṇakāstathā
  • iṣusāhvā* -
  • iṣusāhva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nikumbhāś -
  • nikumbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nikumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyakāḥ -
  • priyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svarṇakās -
  • svarṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ikṣusasyā nikupyāśca priyaṅguśca viśeṣataḥ
  • ikṣusasyā* -
  • ikṣusasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kupyāś -
  • kupya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kupyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kup -> kupya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb]
    kup -> kupyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyaṅguś -
  • priyaṅgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    priyaṅgu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “sṛmarāḥ picukāścaiva ketakyaśca samantataḥ
  • sṛmarāḥ -
  • sṛmara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sṛmarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • picukāś -
  • picuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • ketakyaś -
  • ketakī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 59.54

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 59.54 in Telugu sript:
ఇషుసాహ్వా నికుమ్భాశ్చ ప్రియకాః స్వర్ణకాస్తథా ।
ఇక్షుసస్యా నికుప్యాశ్చ ప్రియఙ్గుశ్చ విశేషతః ।
సృమరాః పిచుకాశ్చైవ కేతక్యశ్చ సమన్తతః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 59.54 in Gujarati sript:
ઇષુસાહ્વા નિકુમ્ભાશ્ચ પ્રિયકાઃ સ્વર્ણકાસ્તથા ।
ઇક્ષુસસ્યા નિકુપ્યાશ્ચ પ્રિયઙ્ગુશ્ચ વિશેષતઃ ।
સૃમરાઃ પિચુકાશ્ચૈવ કેતક્યશ્ચ સમન્તતઃ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 59.54 in Kannada sript:
ಇಷುಸಾಹ್ವಾ ನಿಕುಮ್ಭಾಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಿಯಕಾಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಣಕಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಇಕ್ಷುಸಸ್ಯಾ ನಿಕುಪ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಿಯಙ್ಗುಶ್ಚ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ।
ಸೃಮರಾಃ ಪಿಚುಕಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಕೇತಕ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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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