Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]

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The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa [appendix version], 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 28A.23

पक्षेण पक्षिणां श्रेष्ठः पोथयामास दानवम् ॥ २३ ॥

pakṣeṇa pakṣiṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pothayāmāsa dānavam || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 28A.23 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 (28A.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paksha, Pakshin, Shreshtha, Potha, Yama, Yaman, Danava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 28A.23). 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: “pakṣeṇa pakṣiṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pothayāmāsa dānavam
  • pakṣeṇa -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pakṣiṇām -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • potha -
  • potha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmā -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • dānavam -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 28A.23

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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Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 28a.23 in Kannada sript:
ಪಕ್ಷೇಣ ಪಕ್ಷಿಣಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಪೋಥಯಾಮಾಸ ದಾನವಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 28a.23 in Gujarati sript:
પક્ષેણ પક્ષિણાં શ્રેષ્ઠઃ પોથયામાસ દાનવમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 28a.23 in Telugu sript:
పక్షేణ పక్షిణాం శ్రేష్ఠః పోథయామాస దానవమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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