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 69.23

गर्भावकर्तनादीनि दुःखानि सुबहूनि सा ।
माता ते देवकी कृष्ण कंसस्य सहतेऽवशा ॥ २३ ॥

garbhāvakartanādīni duḥkhāni subahūni sā |
mātā te devakī kṛṣṇa kaṃsasya sahate'vaśā || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 69.23 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 (69.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Garbha, Akartana, Duhkha, Subahu, Matri, Mata, Tad, Yushmad, Devaki, Krishna, Kamsa, Sahat, Sahata, Avasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 69.23). 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: “garbhāvakartanādīni duḥkhāni subahūni
  • garbhāva -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • akartanād -
  • akartana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • duḥkhāni -
  • duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • subahūni -
  • subahu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mātā te devakī kṛṣṇa kaṃsasya sahate'vaśā
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • devakī -
  • devakī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṃsasya -
  • kaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sahate' -
  • sahat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sahat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sah -> sahat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sah class 1 verb]
    sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sah class 1 verb]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • avaśā -
  • avaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 69.23

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 69.23 in Telugu sript:
గర్భావకర్తనాదీని దుఃఖాని సుబహూని సా ।
మాతా తే దేవకీ కృష్ణ కంసస్య సహతేఽవశా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 69.23 in Gujarati sript:
ગર્ભાવકર્તનાદીનિ દુઃખાનિ સુબહૂનિ સા ।
માતા તે દેવકી કૃષ્ણ કંસસ્ય સહતેઽવશા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 69.23 in Kannada sript:
ಗರ್ಭಾವಕರ್ತನಾದೀನಿ ದುಃಖಾನಿ ಸುಬಹೂನಿ ಸಾ ।
ಮಾತಾ ತೇ ದೇವಕೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕಂಸಸ್ಯ ಸಹತೇಽವಶಾ ॥ 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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