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 42B.898

रश्मिभिर्भासयामास रश्मिवर्णानि रश्मिमान् ॥ ८९८ ॥

raśmibhirbhāsayāmāsa raśmivarṇāni raśmimān || 898 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 42B.898 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 (42B.898). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rashmi, Rashmibhi, Varna, Varnan, Rashmimat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 42B.898). 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: “raśmibhirbhāsayāmāsa raśmivarṇāni raśmimān
  • raśmibhir -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmibhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raśmibhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāsayāmā -
  • bhās (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • raśmi -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    raśmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    raśmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    raśmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇāni -
  • varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raśmimān -
  • raśmimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 42B.898

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 42b.898 in Kannada sript:
ರಶ್ಮಿಭಿರ್ಭಾಸಯಾಮಾಸ ರಶ್ಮಿವರ್ಣಾನಿ ರಶ್ಮಿಮಾನ್ ॥ ೮೯೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 42b.898 in Gujarati sript:
રશ્મિભિર્ભાસયામાસ રશ્મિવર્ણાનિ રશ્મિમાન્ ॥ ૮૯૮ ॥

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 42b.898 in Telugu sript:
రశ్మిభిర్భాసయామాస రశ్మివర్ణాని రశ్మిమాన్ ॥ ౮౯౮ ॥

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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