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 22.20

निक्षिप्तशस्त्रः पृथिवीं निरीक्ष्य पृथिवीपतिः ।
प्रीतिमानभवद् राजा ययातिरपराजितः ॥ २० ॥

nikṣiptaśastraḥ pṛthivīṃ nirīkṣya pṛthivīpatiḥ |
prītimānabhavad rājā yayātiraparājitaḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 22.20 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 (22.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nikshipta, Shastra, Prithivi, Nirikshya, Prithivipati, Pritimat, Raja, Yayati, Aparajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 22.20). 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: “nikṣiptaśastraḥ pṛthivīṃ nirīkṣya pṛthivīpatiḥ
  • nikṣipta -
  • nikṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastraḥ -
  • śastra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nirīkṣya -
  • nirīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛthivīpatiḥ -
  • pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prītimānabhavad rājā yayātiraparājitaḥ
  • prītimān -
  • prītimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yayātir -
  • yayāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparājitaḥ -
  • aparājita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 22.20

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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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)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Preview of verse 22.20 in Telugu sript:
నిక్షిప్తశస్త్రః పృథివీం నిరీక్ష్య పృథివీపతిః ।
ప్రీతిమానభవద్ రాజా యయాతిరపరాజితః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 22.20 in Gujarati sript:
નિક્ષિપ્તશસ્ત્રઃ પૃથિવીં નિરીક્ષ્ય પૃથિવીપતિઃ ।
પ્રીતિમાનભવદ્ રાજા યયાતિરપરાજિતઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 22.20 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಶಸ್ತ್ರಃ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತಿಃ ।
ಪ್ರೀತಿಮಾನಭವದ್ ರಾಜಾ ಯಯಾತಿರಪರಾಜಿತಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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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