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 72.10

बलयश्चोपकल्प्यन्तां कषायाश्चैव कुम्भशः ।
प्राश्निकाश्च निमन्त्र्यन्तां श्रेण्यश्च सपुरोगमाः ॥ १० ॥

balayaścopakalpyantāṃ kaṣāyāścaiva kumbhaśaḥ |
prāśnikāśca nimantryantāṃ śreṇyaśca sapurogamāḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 72.10 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 (72.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bali, Kasha, Kashaya, Kumbha, Sha, Shas, Prashnika, Antri, Anta, Shreni, Shrenya, Purogama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 72.10). 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: “balayaścopakalpyantāṃ kaṣāyāścaiva kumbhaśaḥ
  • balayaś -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • copa -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kalpyantām -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [imperative passive third plural]
  • kaṣāyāś -
  • kaṣā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kaṣāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kaṣāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kumbha -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaḥ -
  • śas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prāśnikāśca nimantryantāṃ śreṇyaśca sapurogamāḥ
  • prāśnikāś -
  • prāśnika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nim -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • antrya -
  • antrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • antām -
  • antā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṇyaś -
  • śreṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purogamāḥ -
  • purogama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purogamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 72.10

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 72.10 in Telugu sript:
బలయశ్చోపకల్ప్యన్తాం కషాయాశ్చైవ కుమ్భశః ।
ప్రాశ్నికాశ్చ నిమన్త్ర్యన్తాం శ్రేణ్యశ్చ సపురోగమాః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 72.10 in Gujarati sript:
બલયશ્ચોપકલ્પ્યન્તાં કષાયાશ્ચૈવ કુમ્ભશઃ ।
પ્રાશ્નિકાશ્ચ નિમન્ત્ર્યન્તાં શ્રેણ્યશ્ચ સપુરોગમાઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 72.10 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲಯಶ್ಚೋಪಕಲ್ಪ್ಯನ್ತಾಂ ಕಷಾಯಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಕುಮ್ಭಶಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಶ್ನಿಕಾಶ್ಚ ನಿಮನ್ತ್ರ್ಯನ್ತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಣ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಸಪುರೋಗಮಾಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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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