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 71.17

तं कृष्णः श्लक्ष्णया वाचा माल्यार्थमभिसृष्टया ।
देहीत्युवाच तत्कालं मालाकारमकातरम् ॥ १७ ॥

taṃ kṛṣṇaḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā mālyārthamabhisṛṣṭayā |
dehītyuvāca tatkālaṃ mālākāramakātaram || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 71.17 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 (71.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishna, Shlakshna, Vaca, Mali, Malin, Malya, Artha, Abhisrishta, Dehi, Dehin, Iti, Tatkala, Malakara, Akatara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 71.17). 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 kṛṣṇaḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā mālyārthamabhisṛṣṭayā
  • 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]
  • kṛṣṇaḥ -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ślakṣṇayā -
  • ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mālyā -
  • māli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    māli (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    māli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    mālin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    mālin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mālya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mālya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mālī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    mālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    mālī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mālyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mal class 1 verb]
    mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mal class 1 verb]
    mal -> mālyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mal class 1 verb]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • abhisṛṣṭayā -
  • abhisṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “dehītyuvāca tatkālaṃ mālākāramakātaram
  • dehī -
  • dehī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dehin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tatkālam -
  • tatkāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatkāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatkālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mālākāram -
  • mālākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • akātaram -
  • akātara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akātara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akātarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 71.17

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 71.17 in Telugu sript:
తం కృష్ణః శ్లక్ష్ణయా వాచా మాల్యార్థమభిసృష్టయా ।
దేహీత్యువాచ తత్కాలం మాలాకారమకాతరమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 71.17 in Gujarati sript:
તં કૃષ્ણઃ શ્લક્ષ્ણયા વાચા માલ્યાર્થમભિસૃષ્ટયા ।
દેહીત્યુવાચ તત્કાલં માલાકારમકાતરમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 71.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ ಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣಯಾ ವಾಚಾ ಮಾಲ್ಯಾರ್ಥಮಭಿಸೃಷ್ಟಯಾ ।
ದೇಹೀತ್ಯುವಾಚ ತತ್ಕಾಲಂ ಮಾಲಾಕಾರಮಕಾತರಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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