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 31.3408

मुष्टिं प्रगृह्य बलवान् स्फोटयन्बाहुमुत्तमम् ॥ ३४०८ ॥

muṣṭiṃ pragṛhya balavān sphoṭayanbāhumuttamam || 3408 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.3408 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 (31.3408). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mushti, Pragrihya, Balavat, Sphotayat, Bahu, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.3408). 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: “muṣṭiṃ pragṛhya balavān sphoṭayanbāhumuttamam
  • muṣṭim -
  • muṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    muṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pragṛhya -
  • pragṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balavān -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphoṭayan -
  • sphuṭ -> sphoṭayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sphuṭ], [vocative single from √sphuṭ]
  • bāhum -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.3408

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 31.3408 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಷ್ಟಿಂ ಪ್ರಗೃಹ್ಯ ಬಲವಾನ್ ಸ್ಫೋಟಯನ್ಬಾಹುಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೩೪೦೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.3408 in Gujarati sript:
મુષ્ટિં પ્રગૃહ્ય બલવાન્ સ્ફોટયન્બાહુમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૩૪૦૮ ॥

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 31.3408 in Telugu sript:
ముష్టిం ప్రగృహ్య బలవాన్ స్ఫోటయన్బాహుముత్తమమ్ ॥ ౩౪౦౮ ॥

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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