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 38.38

नृत्यन्त्यप्सरसश्चैव विवाहमुपशोभयन् ॥ ३८ ॥

nṛtyantyapsarasaścaiva vivāhamupaśobhayan || 38 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 38.38 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 (38.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nrityat, Nrityanti, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Vivaha, Upa, Shobhayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 38.38). 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: “nṛtyantyapsarasaścaiva vivāhamupaśobhayan
  • nṛtyantya -
  • nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • apsarasaś -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    apsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vivāham -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śobhayan -
  • śubh -> śobhayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śubh], [vocative single from √śubh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 38.38

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 38.38 in Kannada sript:
ನೃತ್ಯನ್ತ್ಯಪ್ಸರಸಶ್ಚೈವ ವಿವಾಹಮುಪಶೋಭಯನ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 38.38 in Gujarati sript:
નૃત્યન્ત્યપ્સરસશ્ચૈવ વિવાહમુપશોભયન્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 38.38 in Telugu sript:
నృత్యన్త్యప్సరసశ్చైవ వివాహముపశోభయన్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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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