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 26.16

तस्यासीद्विजयो युद्धे तत्र कन्यामवाप सः ।
रथमारोप्य सा नीता पत्न्यर्थं स्त्रीनिवेशनम् ॥ तां दृष्ट्वा रुषिता शैब्या भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत् ।
किमर्थमियमानीता सपत्नी दुर्नया मम ।
भार्यामुवाच संत्रासात्स्नुषेति स नरेश्वरः ॥ १६ ॥

tasyāsīdvijayo yuddhe tatra kanyāmavāpa saḥ |
rathamāropya sā nītā patnyarthaṃ strīniveśanam || tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ruṣitā śaibyā bhartāramidamabravīt |
kimarthamiyamānītā sapatnī durnayā mama |
bhāryāmuvāca saṃtrāsātsnuṣeti sa nareśvaraḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 26.16 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 (26.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tas, Vijaya, Yuddha, Tatra, Kani, Kanya, Avapa, Sah, Ratha, Aropya, Nita, Patni, Artha, Stri, Niveshana, Rushita, Shaibi, Shaibya, Bhartri, Idam, Kimartha, Iyam, Anita, Sapatni, Durnaya, Asmad, Bharya, Santrasa, Snusha, Iti, Nareshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 26.16). 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: “tasyāsīdvijayo yuddhe tatra kanyāmavāpa saḥ
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vijayo* -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kanyām -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avāpa -
  • avāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rathamāropya nītā patnyarthaṃ strīniveśanam |
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āropya -
  • āropya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āropya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nītā -
  • nītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> nītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • patnya -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • niveśanam -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ruṣitā śaibyā bhartāramidamabravīt
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ruṣitā -
  • ruṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ruṣ -> ruṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ruṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ruṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √ruṣ class 10 verb]
  • śaibyā* -
  • śaibī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaibya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaibyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhartāram -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 4: “kimarthamiyamānītā sapatnī durnayā mama
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ānītā -
  • ānītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sapatnī -
  • sapatnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sapatnī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • durnayā* -
  • durnaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 5: “bhāryāmuvāca saṃtrāsātsnuṣeti sa nareśvaraḥ
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • santrāsāt -
  • santrāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    santrāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • snuṣe -
  • snuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nareśvaraḥ -
  • nareśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 26.16

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 26.16 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాసీద్విజయో యుద్ధే తత్ర కన్యామవాప సః ।
రథమారోప్య సా నీతా పత్న్యర్థం స్త్రీనివేశనమ్ ॥
తాం దృష్ట్వా రుషితా శైబ్యా భర్తారమిదమబ్రవీత్ ।
కిమర్థమియమానీతా సపత్నీ దుర్నయా మమ ।
భార్యామువాచ సంత్రాసాత్స్నుషేతి స నరేశ్వరః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 26.16 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાસીદ્વિજયો યુદ્ધે તત્ર કન્યામવાપ સઃ ।
રથમારોપ્ય સા નીતા પત્ન્યર્થં સ્ત્રીનિવેશનમ્ ॥
તાં દૃષ્ટ્વા રુષિતા શૈબ્યા ભર્તારમિદમબ્રવીત્ ।
કિમર્થમિયમાનીતા સપત્ની દુર્નયા મમ ।
ભાર્યામુવાચ સંત્રાસાત્સ્નુષેતિ સ નરેશ્વરઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 26.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಸೀದ್ವಿಜಯೋ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ತತ್ರ ಕನ್ಯಾಮವಾಪ ಸಃ ।
ರಥಮಾರೋಪ್ಯ ಸಾ ನೀತಾ ಪತ್ನ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀನಿವೇಶನಮ್ ॥
ತಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ರುಷಿತಾ ಶೈಬ್ಯಾ ಭರ್ತಾರಮಿದಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಮಿಯಮಾನೀತಾ ಸಪತ್ನೀ ದುರ್ನಯಾ ಮಮ ।
ಭಾರ್ಯಾಮುವಾಚ ಸಂತ್ರಾಸಾತ್ಸ್ನುಷೇತಿ ಸ ನರೇಶ್ವರಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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