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 42A.237

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सर्वास्त्राणामथ श्रेष्ठं दण्डमस्त्रं सुभैरवम् ॥ २३७ ॥

sarvāstrāṇāmatha śreṣṭhaṃ daṇḍamastraṃ subhairavam || 237 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 42A.237 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 (42A.237). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvastra, Atha, Shreshtha, Danda, Astra, Subhairava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 42A.237). 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: “sarvāstrāṇāmatha śreṣṭhaṃ daṇḍamastraṃ subhairavam ”
sarvāstrāṇām -
sarvāstra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarvāstra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sarvāstrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
daṇḍam -
daṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
astram -
astra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
subhairavam -
subhairava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

subhairava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]