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 31.1828

बलदेवो महावीर्यः शेषः सर्प इव श्वसन् ॥ १८२८ ॥

baladevo mahāvīryaḥ śeṣaḥ sarpa iva śvasan || 1828 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.1828 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 (31.1828). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Baladeva, Mahavirya, Shesha, Sheshas, Sarpa, Iva, Shvasat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.1828). 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: “baladevo mahāvīryaḥ śeṣaḥ sarpa iva śvasan
  • baladevo* -
  • baladeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvīryaḥ -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śeṣaḥ -
  • śeṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarpa* -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śvasan -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.1828

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 31.1828 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲದೇವೋ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯಃ ಶೇಷಃ ಸರ್ಪ ಇವ ಶ್ವಸನ್ ॥ ೧೮೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.1828 in Gujarati sript:
બલદેવો મહાવીર્યઃ શેષઃ સર્પ ઇવ શ્વસન્ ॥ ૧૮૨૮ ॥

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 31.1828 in Telugu sript:
బలదేవో మహావీర్యః శేషః సర్ప ఇవ శ్వసన్ ॥ ౧౮౨౮ ॥

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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