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 89.20

भवानक्षेषु कुशलो वयं चापि रिरंसवः ।
प्रियद्यूतश्च रामोऽसावक्षेष्वनिपुणोऽपि च ॥ २० ॥

bhavānakṣeṣu kuśalo vayaṃ cāpi riraṃsavaḥ |
priyadyūtaśca rāmo'sāvakṣeṣvanipuṇo'pi ca || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 89.20 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 (89.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhava, Bhavant, Aksha, Kushala, Vaya, Asmad, Capin, Capi, Riramsu, Priya, Dyu, Uta, Rama, Asi, Asu, Adah, Anipuna, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 89.20). 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: “bhavānakṣeṣu kuśalo vayaṃ cāpi riraṃsavaḥ
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣeṣu -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kuśalo* -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • riraṃsavaḥ -
  • riraṃsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    riraṃsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “priyadyūtaśca rāmo'sāvakṣeṣvanipuṇo'pi ca
  • priya -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyū -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dyū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dyū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dyū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dyau (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ūtaś -
  • ūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u -> ūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]
    -> ūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāmo' -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • asāva -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • akṣeṣva -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • anipuṇo' -
  • anipuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 89.20

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 89.20 in Telugu sript:
భవానక్షేషు కుశలో వయం చాపి రిరంసవః ।
ప్రియద్యూతశ్చ రామోఽసావక్షేష్వనిపుణోఽపి చ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 89.20 in Gujarati sript:
ભવાનક્ષેષુ કુશલો વયં ચાપિ રિરંસવઃ ।
પ્રિયદ્યૂતશ્ચ રામોઽસાવક્ષેષ્વનિપુણોઽપિ ચ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 89.20 in Kannada sript:
ಭವಾನಕ್ಷೇಷು ಕುಶಲೋ ವಯಂ ಚಾಪಿ ರಿರಂಸವಃ ।
ಪ್ರಿಯದ್ಯೂತಶ್ಚ ರಾಮೋಽಸಾವಕ್ಷೇಷ್ವನಿಪುಣೋಽಪಿ ಚ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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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