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 23.156

तस्य पुत्रशतस्यासन्पञ्च शेषा महात्मनः ।
कृतास्त्रा बलिनः शूरा धर्मात्मानो यशस्विनः ॥ १५६ ॥

tasya putraśatasyāsanpañca śeṣā mahātmanaḥ |
kṛtāstrā balinaḥ śūrā dharmātmāno yaśasvinaḥ || 156 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 23.156 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 (23.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Putra, Shata, Asat, Panca, Pancan, Shesha, Mahatman, Kritastra, Balin, Bali, Shura, Dharmatman, Yashasvin, Yashasvi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 23.156). 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: “tasya putraśatasyāsanpañca śeṣā mahātmanaḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatasyā -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asan -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śeṣā* -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtāstrā balinaḥ śūrā dharmātmāno yaśasvinaḥ
  • kṛtāstrā* -
  • kṛtāstra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtāstrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balinaḥ -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmātmāno* -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yaśasvinaḥ -
  • yaśasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yaśasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yaśasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 23.156

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 23.156 in Telugu sript:
తస్య పుత్రశతస్యాసన్పఞ్చ శేషా మహాత్మనః ।
కృతాస్త్రా బలినః శూరా ధర్మాత్మానో యశస్వినః ॥ ౧౫౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 23.156 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય પુત્રશતસ્યાસન્પઞ્ચ શેષા મહાત્મનઃ ।
કૃતાસ્ત્રા બલિનઃ શૂરા ધર્માત્માનો યશસ્વિનઃ ॥ ૧૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 23.156 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಶತಸ್ಯಾಸನ್ಪಞ್ಚ ಶೇಷಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಕೃತಾಸ್ತ್ರಾ ಬಲಿನಃ ಶೂರಾ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾನೋ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನಃ ॥ ೧೫೬ ॥

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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