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 75.13

बालो वा यदि वा मध्यः स्थविरो वा कृशोऽपि वा ।
बलस्थो वा स्थितो रङ्गे ज्ञेयः कक्ष्यान्तरेण वै ॥ १३ ॥

bālo vā yadi vā madhyaḥ sthaviro vā kṛśo'pi vā |
balastho vā sthito raṅge jñeyaḥ kakṣyāntareṇa vai || 13 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 75.13 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 (75.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Var, Yadi, Yad, Madhya, Sthavira, Krisha, Api, Balastha, Sthita, Ranga, Jneya, Kakshya, Tara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 75.13). 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: “bālo yadi madhyaḥ sthaviro kṛśo'pi
  • bālo* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhyaḥ -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthaviro* -
  • sthavira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛśo' -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “balastho sthito raṅge jñeyaḥ kakṣyāntareṇa vai
  • balastho* -
  • balastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • raṅge -
  • raṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    raṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    raṅg (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • jñeyaḥ -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • kakṣyān -
  • kakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tareṇa -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 75.13

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 75.13 in Telugu sript:
బాలో వా యది వా మధ్యః స్థవిరో వా కృశోఽపి వా ।
బలస్థో వా స్థితో రఙ్గే జ్ఞేయః కక్ష్యాన్తరేణ వై ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 75.13 in Gujarati sript:
બાલો વા યદિ વા મધ્યઃ સ્થવિરો વા કૃશોઽપિ વા ।
બલસ્થો વા સ્થિતો રઙ્ગે જ્ઞેયઃ કક્ષ્યાન્તરેણ વૈ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 75.13 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಲೋ ವಾ ಯದಿ ವಾ ಮಧ್ಯಃ ಸ್ಥವಿರೋ ವಾ ಕೃಶೋಽಪಿ ವಾ ।
ಬಲಸ್ಥೋ ವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ರಙ್ಗೇ ಜ್ಞೇಯಃ ಕಕ್ಷ್ಯಾನ್ತರೇಣ ವೈ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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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