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 53.22

कण्टकीभिः प्रवृद्धाभिस्तथा कण्टकितैर्द्रुमैः ।
निखातोच्छ्रितशाखाग्रैरभिगुप्तं समन्ततः ॥ २२ ॥

kaṇṭakībhiḥ pravṛddhābhistathā kaṇṭakitairdrumaiḥ |
nikhātocchritaśākhāgrairabhiguptaṃ samantataḥ || 22 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 53.22 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 (53.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kantaki, Pravriddha, Tatha, Kantakita, Druma, Nikhata, Ucchrita, Shakha, Agra, Abhigupta, Samantatah, Samantatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 53.22). 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: “kaṇṭakībhiḥ pravṛddhābhistathā kaṇṭakitairdrumaiḥ
  • kaṇṭakībhiḥ -
  • kaṇṭakī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pravṛddhābhis -
  • pravṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṇṭakitair -
  • kaṇṭakita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaṇṭakita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • drumaiḥ -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “nikhātocchritaśākhāgrairabhiguptaṃ samantataḥ
  • nikhāto -
  • nikhāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikhāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchrita -
  • ucchrita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucchrita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śākhā -
  • śākha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śākha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śākhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śākh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agrair -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhiguptam -
  • abhigupta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhigupta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhiguptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 53.22

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 53.22 in Telugu sript:
కణ్టకీభిః ప్రవృద్ధాభిస్తథా కణ్టకితైర్ద్రుమైః ।
నిఖాతోచ్ఛ్రితశాఖాగ్రైరభిగుప్తం సమన్తతః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 53.22 in Gujarati sript:
કણ્ટકીભિઃ પ્રવૃદ્ધાભિસ્તથા કણ્ટકિતૈર્દ્રુમૈઃ ।
નિખાતોચ્છ્રિતશાખાગ્રૈરભિગુપ્તં સમન્તતઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 53.22 in Kannada sript:
ಕಣ್ಟಕೀಭಿಃ ಪ್ರವೃದ್ಧಾಭಿಸ್ತಥಾ ಕಣ್ಟಕಿತೈರ್ದ್ರುಮೈಃ ।
ನಿಖಾತೋಚ್ಛ್ರಿತಶಾಖಾಗ್ರೈರಭಿಗುಪ್ತಂ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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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