[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [Harivamsha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa) › 2.23 # Harivamsha 2.23 Harivaṃśa 2.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.23) rājasūyābhiṣiktānām ādyaḥ sa vasudhādhipaḥ tasmāc caiva samutpannau nipuṇau sūtam agadhau // > He was the first ruler of the earth among those consecrated by the rājasūya; > and from him were born the skilled bard and panegyrist. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.22) - [Next: 2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.24) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.2.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (5) - [Śivapurāṇa (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete-2.5.30.22) — Sanskrit - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.18.15) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.36.113) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.2.25) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vallālacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.historical.vallalacarita.2.10.17) — Ānandabhaṭṭa 1510, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.23) · Pramāṇa