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 31.3372

धनुर्गृह्य महाघोरं राक्षसस्य पुरः स्थितौ ॥ ३३७२ ॥

dhanurgṛhya mahāghoraṃ rākṣasasya puraḥ sthitau || 3372 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.3372 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 (31.3372). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanu, Dhanus, Grihya, Mahaghora, Rakshasa, Purah, Pur, Pura, Sthita, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.3372). 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: “dhanurgṛhya mahāghoraṃ rākṣasasya puraḥ sthitau
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhya -
  • gṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • mahāghoram -
  • mahāghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rākṣasasya -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitau -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.3372

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 31.3372 in Kannada sript:
ಧನುರ್ಗೃಹ್ಯ ಮಹಾಘೋರಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಸ್ಯ ಪುರಃ ಸ್ಥಿತೌ ॥ ೩೩೭೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.3372 in Gujarati sript:
ધનુર્ગૃહ્ય મહાઘોરં રાક્ષસસ્ય પુરઃ સ્થિતૌ ॥ ૩૩૭૨ ॥

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 31.3372 in Telugu sript:
ధనుర్గృహ్య మహాఘోరం రాక్షసస్య పురః స్థితౌ ॥ ౩౩౭౨ ॥

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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