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 56.25

दिवसः को विना सूर्यं विना चन्द्रेण का निशा ।
विना वृषेण का गावो विना कृष्णेन को व्रजः ।
विना कृष्णं न यास्यामो विवत्सा इव धेनवः ॥ २५ ॥

divasaḥ ko vinā sūryaṃ vinā candreṇa kā niśā |
vinā vṛṣeṇa kā gāvo vinā kṛṣṇena ko vrajaḥ |
vinā kṛṣṇaṃ na yāsyāmo vivatsā iva dhenavaḥ || 25 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 56.25 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 (56.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Divasa, Kah, Vina, Surya, Candra, Nish, Nisha, Vrisha, Gava, Krishna, Vraja, Vivatsa, Iva, Dhenu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 56.25). 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: “divasaḥ ko vinā sūryaṃ vinā candreṇa niśā
  • divasaḥ -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • candreṇa -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niśā -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vinā vṛṣeṇa gāvo vinā kṛṣṇena ko vrajaḥ
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛṣeṇa -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāvo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇena -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrajaḥ -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “vinā kṛṣṇaṃ na yāsyāmo vivatsā iva dhenavaḥ
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāsyāmo* -
  • (verb class 2)
    [future active first plural]
  • vivatsā* -
  • vivatsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vivatsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhenavaḥ -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhenu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 56.25

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 56.25 in Telugu sript:
దివసః కో వినా సూర్యం వినా చన్ద్రేణ కా నిశా ।
వినా వృషేణ కా గావో వినా కృష్ణేన కో వ్రజః ।
వినా కృష్ణం న యాస్యామో వివత్సా ఇవ ధేనవః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 56.25 in Gujarati sript:
દિવસઃ કો વિના સૂર્યં વિના ચન્દ્રેણ કા નિશા ।
વિના વૃષેણ કા ગાવો વિના કૃષ્ણેન કો વ્રજઃ ।
વિના કૃષ્ણં ન યાસ્યામો વિવત્સા ઇવ ધેનવઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 56.25 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವಸಃ ಕೋ ವಿನಾ ಸೂರ್ಯಂ ವಿನಾ ಚನ್ದ್ರೇಣ ಕಾ ನಿಶಾ ।
ವಿನಾ ವೃಷೇಣ ಕಾ ಗಾವೋ ವಿನಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣೇನ ಕೋ ವ್ರಜಃ ।
ವಿನಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಂ ನ ಯಾಸ್ಯಾಮೋ ವಿವತ್ಸಾ ಇವ ಧೇನವಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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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