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 29.157

तदपूर्वमदृष्ट्वैव गन्धं मुञ्चति मेदिनीम् ॥ १५७ ॥

tadapūrvamadṛṣṭvaiva gandhaṃ muñcati medinīm || 157 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 29.157 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 (29.157). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Purvam, Purva, Gandha, Muncat, Medini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 29.157). 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: “tadapūrvamadṛṣṭvaiva gandhaṃ muñcati medinīm
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣṭvai -
  • ṛch -> ṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛch]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gandham -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • muñcati -
  • muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]
    muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]
    muc (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • medinīm -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 29.157

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 29.157 in Kannada sript:
ತದಪೂರ್ವಮದೃಷ್ಟ್ವೈವ ಗನ್ಧಂ ಮುಞ್ಚತಿ ಮೇದಿನೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೫೭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 29.157 in Gujarati sript:
તદપૂર્વમદૃષ્ટ્વૈવ ગન્ધં મુઞ્ચતિ મેદિનીમ્ ॥ ૧૫૭ ॥

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 29.157 in Telugu sript:
తదపూర్వమదృష్ట్వైవ గన్ధం ముఞ్చతి మేదినీమ్ ॥ ౧౫౭ ॥

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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