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 91.23

अतीव हि पुरी रम्या द्वारका वासवक्षयात् ।
महार्णवपरिक्षिप्ता पञ्चपर्वतशोभिता ॥ २३ ॥

atīva hi purī ramyā dvārakā vāsavakṣayāt |
mahārṇavaparikṣiptā pañcaparvataśobhitā || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 91.23 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 (91.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ativa, Puri, Ramya, Dvaraka, Vasava, Kshaya, Maharnava, Parikshipta, Pancaparvata, Shobhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 91.23). 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: “atīva hi purī ramyā dvārakā vāsavakṣayāt
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • purī -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ramyā* -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram], [accusative plural from √ram]
  • dvārakā* -
  • dvāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāsava -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣayāt -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “mahārṇavaparikṣiptā pañcaparvataśobhitā
  • mahārṇava -
  • mahārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parikṣiptā -
  • parikṣiptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcaparvata -
  • pañcaparvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhitā -
  • śobhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √śubh]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 91.23

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 91.23 in Telugu sript:
అతీవ హి పురీ రమ్యా ద్వారకా వాసవక్షయాత్ ।
మహార్ణవపరిక్షిప్తా పఞ్చపర్వతశోభితా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 91.23 in Gujarati sript:
અતીવ હિ પુરી રમ્યા દ્વારકા વાસવક્ષયાત્ ।
મહાર્ણવપરિક્ષિપ્તા પઞ્ચપર્વતશોભિતા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 91.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅತೀವ ಹಿ ಪುರೀ ರಮ್ಯಾ ದ್ವಾರಕಾ ವಾಸವಕ್ಷಯಾತ್ ।
ಮಹಾರ್ಣವಪರಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಾ ಪಞ್ಚಪರ್ವತಶೋಭಿತಾ ॥ 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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