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 96.38

तथा सुदुष्टोऽतिबलो महाकायो नरान्तकृत् ।
गोपतिर्वासुदेवेन निहतोऽरिष्टकः क्षितौ ॥ ३८ ॥

tathā suduṣṭo'tibalo mahākāyo narāntakṛt |
gopatirvāsudevena nihato'riṣṭakaḥ kṣitau || 38 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 96.38 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 (96.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Sudushta, Atibala, Mahakaya, Naranta, Krit, Gopati, Vasudeva, Nihata, Arishtaka, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 96.38). 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: “tathā suduṣṭo'tibalo mahākāyo narāntakṛt
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • suduṣṭo' -
  • suduṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atibalo* -
  • atibala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahākāyo* -
  • mahākāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narānta -
  • narānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛt -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “gopatirvāsudevena nihato'riṣṭakaḥ kṣitau
  • gopatir -
  • gopati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāsudevena -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nihato' -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ariṣṭakaḥ -
  • ariṣṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣitau -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 96.38

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 96.38 in Telugu sript:
తథా సుదుష్టోఽతిబలో మహాకాయో నరాన్తకృత్ ।
గోపతిర్వాసుదేవేన నిహతోఽరిష్టకః క్షితౌ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 96.38 in Gujarati sript:
તથા સુદુષ્ટોઽતિબલો મહાકાયો નરાન્તકૃત્ ।
ગોપતિર્વાસુદેવેન નિહતોઽરિષ્ટકઃ ક્ષિતૌ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 96.38 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಸುದುಷ್ಟೋಽತಿಬಲೋ ಮಹಾಕಾಯೋ ನರಾನ್ತಕೃತ್ ।
ಗೋಪತಿರ್ವಾಸುದೇವೇನ ನಿಹತೋಽರಿಷ್ಟಕಃ ಕ್ಷಿತೌ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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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