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 61.23

काश्चिदाक्रम्य क्रोडेन वत्सांश् तिष्ठन्ति मातरः ।
विमुखाः श्रान्तसक्थ्यश्च निराहाराः कृशोदराः ॥ २३ ॥

kāścidākramya kroḍena vatsāṃś tiṣṭhanti mātaraḥ |
vimukhāḥ śrāntasakthyaśca nirāhārāḥ kṛśodarāḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 61.23 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 (61.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Akramya, Kroda, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Matri, Matara, Vimukha, Shranta, Sakthi, Nirahara, Krishodara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 61.23). 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: “kāścidākramya kroḍena vatsāṃś tiṣṭhanti mātaraḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ākramya -
  • ākramya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākramya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kroḍena -
  • kroḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kroḍa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vatsāṃś -
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • mātaraḥ -
  • mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mātara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vimukhāḥ śrāntasakthyaśca nirāhārāḥ kṛśodarāḥ
  • vimukhāḥ -
  • vimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vimukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śrānta -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śram class 4 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • sakthya -
  • sakthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirāhārāḥ -
  • nirāhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirāhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛśodarāḥ -
  • kṛśodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 61.23

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 61.23 in Telugu sript:
కాశ్చిదాక్రమ్య క్రోడేన వత్సాంశ్ తిష్ఠన్తి మాతరః ।
విముఖాః శ్రాన్తసక్థ్యశ్చ నిరాహారాః కృశోదరాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 61.23 in Gujarati sript:
કાશ્ચિદાક્રમ્ય ક્રોડેન વત્સાંશ્ તિષ્ઠન્તિ માતરઃ ।
વિમુખાઃ શ્રાન્તસક્થ્યશ્ચ નિરાહારાઃ કૃશોદરાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 61.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಶ್ಚಿದಾಕ್ರಮ್ಯ ಕ್ರೋಡೇನ ವತ್ಸಾಂಶ್ ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತಿ ಮಾತರಃ ।
ವಿಮುಖಾಃ ಶ್ರಾನ್ತಸಕ್ಥ್ಯಶ್ಚ ನಿರಾಹಾರಾಃ ಕೃಶೋದರಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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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