Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]
76,857 words
The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, 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 22.12
याजयामास चेन्द्रोतः शौनको जनमेजय ।
अश्वमेधेन राजानं पावनार्थं द्विजोत्तमाः ।
स लोहगन्धो व्यनशत्तस्यावभृथमेत्य ह ॥ १२ ॥
yājayāmāsa cendrotaḥ śaunako janamejaya |
aśvamedhena rājānaṃ pāvanārthaṃ dvijottamāḥ |
sa lohagandho vyanaśattasyāvabhṛthametya ha || 12 ||
The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 22.12 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 (22.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Indrota, Shaunaka, Janamejaya, Ashvamedha, Rajan, Rajana, Pavana, Artha, Dvijottama, Lohagandha, Vya, Bhritha, Etya, Han,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 22.12). 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: “yājayāmāsa cendrotaḥ śaunako janamejaya”
- yājayāmā -
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√yaj (verb class 0)[imperative active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- ce -
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ca (noun, masculine)[locative single], [compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single], [compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [nominative single]ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]
- indrotaḥ -
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indrota (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaunako* -
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śaunaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janamejaya -
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janamejaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “aśvamedhena rājānaṃ pāvanārthaṃ dvijottamāḥ”
- aśvamedhena -
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aśvamedha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- rājānam -
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rājāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pāvanā -
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pāvanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pāvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvijottamāḥ -
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dvijottama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 3: “sa lohagandho vyanaśattasyāvabhṛthametya ha”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lohagandho* -
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lohagandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vya -
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vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [compound]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [compound]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- anaśat -
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√naś (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]√naś (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- tasyāva -
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√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active first dual]
- bhṛtham -
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bhṛtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- etya -
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etya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 22.12
Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)
Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]
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Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)
श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]
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Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)
శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]
Buy now!Preview of verse 22.12 in Telugu sript:
యాజయామాస చేన్ద్రోతః శౌనకో జనమేజయ ।
అశ్వమేధేన రాజానం పావనార్థం ద్విజోత్తమాః ।
స లోహగన్ధో వ్యనశత్తస్యావభృథమేత్య హ ॥ ౧౨ ॥
Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)
હરિવંશપુરાણ
Buy now!Preview of verse 22.12 in Gujarati sript:
યાજયામાસ ચેન્દ્રોતઃ શૌનકો જનમેજય ।
અશ્વમેધેન રાજાનં પાવનાર્થં દ્વિજોત્તમાઃ ।
સ લોહગન્ધો વ્યનશત્તસ્યાવભૃથમેત્ય હ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)
1568 pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 22.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾಜಯಾಮಾಸ ಚೇನ್ದ್ರೋತಃ ಶೌನಕೋ ಜನಮೇಜಯ ।
ಅಶ್ವಮೇಧೇನ ರಾಜಾನಂ ಪಾವನಾರ್ಥಂ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮಾಃ ।
ಸ ಲೋಹಗನ್ಧೋ ವ್ಯನಶತ್ತಸ್ಯಾವಭೃಥಮೇತ್ಯ ಹ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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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