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 72.20

बालाविमौ चपलकावक्रियाविति सर्वथा ।
नावज्ञा तत्र कर्तव्या कर्तव्यो यत्न एव हि ॥ २० ॥

bālāvimau capalakāvakriyāviti sarvathā |
nāvajñā tatra kartavyā kartavyo yatna eva hi || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 72.20 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 (72.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Bali, Idam, Capalaka, Akriya, Iti, Sarvatha, Nava, Asmad, Ajna, Tatra, Kartavya, Yatna, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 72.20). 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: “bālāvimau capalakāvakriyāviti sarvathā
  • bālāvi -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bāli (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bāli (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • imau -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • capalakāva -
  • capalaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • akriyāvi -
  • akriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “nāvajñā tatra kartavyā kartavyo yatna eva hi
  • nāva -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • ajñā -
  • ajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kartavyā -
  • kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • kartavyo* -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • yatna* -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 72.20

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 72.20 in Telugu sript:
బాలావిమౌ చపలకావక్రియావితి సర్వథా ।
నావజ్ఞా తత్ర కర్తవ్యా కర్తవ్యో యత్న ఏవ హి ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 72.20 in Gujarati sript:
બાલાવિમૌ ચપલકાવક્રિયાવિતિ સર્વથા ।
નાવજ્ઞા તત્ર કર્તવ્યા કર્તવ્યો યત્ન એવ હિ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 72.20 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಲಾವಿಮೌ ಚಪಲಕಾವಕ್ರಿಯಾವಿತಿ ಸರ್ವಥಾ ।
ನಾವಜ್ಞಾ ತತ್ರ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಾ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯೋ ಯತ್ನ ಏವ ಹಿ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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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