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.936

बलश्चाप्यसुरश्रेष्ठः प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम् ॥ ९३६ ॥

balaścāpyasuraśreṣṭhaḥ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām || 936 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 42B.936 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.936). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Capin, Capya, Capi, Asurashreshtha, Pragrihya, Mahati, Gada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 42B.936). 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: “balaścāpyasuraśreṣṭhaḥ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām
  • balaś -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • asuraśreṣṭhaḥ -
  • asuraśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pragṛhya -
  • pragṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahatīm -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gadām -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 42B.936

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.936 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯಸುರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಪ್ರಗೃಹ್ಯ ಮಹತೀಂ ಗದಾಮ್ ॥ ೯೩೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 42b.936 in Gujarati sript:
બલશ્ચાપ્યસુરશ્રેષ્ઠઃ પ્રગૃહ્ય મહતીં ગદામ્ ॥ ૯૩૬ ॥

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.936 in Telugu sript:
బలశ్చాప్యసురశ్రేష్ఠః ప్రగృహ్య మహతీం గదామ్ ॥ ౯౩౬ ॥

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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