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 34.16

यक्षराक्षससैन्येन गुह्यकानां गणैरपि ।
मणिश्यामोत्तमवपुः कुबेरो नरवाहनः ।
युक्तश्च शङ्खपद्माभ्यां निधीनामधिपः प्रभुः ।
राजराजेश्वरः श्रीमान् गदापाणिरदृश्यत ॥ १६ ॥

yakṣarākṣasasainyena guhyakānāṃ gaṇairapi |
maṇiśyāmottamavapuḥ kubero naravāhanaḥ |
yuktaśca śaṅkhapadmābhyāṃ nidhīnāmadhipaḥ prabhuḥ |
rājarājeśvaraḥ śrīmān gadāpāṇiradṛśyata || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 34.16 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 (34.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yaksharakshasa, Sainya, Guhyaka, Gana, Api, Manishyama, Uttama, Vapu, Vapus, Kubera, Naravahana, Yukta, Shankhapadma, Nidhi, Adhipa, Prabhu, Rajarajeshvara, Shrimat, Gadapani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 34.16). 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: “yakṣarākṣasasainyena guhyakānāṃ gaṇairapi
  • yakṣarākṣasa -
  • yakṣarākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣarākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sainyena -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guhyakānām -
  • guhyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guhyakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gaṇair -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “maṇiśyāmottamavapuḥ kubero naravāhanaḥ
  • maṇiśyāmo -
  • maṇiśyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇiśyāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇiśyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttama -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vapuḥ -
  • vapus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kubero* -
  • kubera (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naravāhanaḥ -
  • naravāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yuktaśca śaṅkhapadmābhyāṃ nidhīnāmadhipaḥ prabhuḥ
  • yuktaś -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkhapadmābhyām -
  • śaṅkhapadma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    śaṅkhapadma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • nidhīnām -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • adhipaḥ -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adhipā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “rājarājeśvaraḥ śrīmān gadāpāṇiradṛśyata
  • rājarājeśvaraḥ -
  • rājarājeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrīmān -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gadāpāṇir -
  • gadāpāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adṛśyata -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 34.16

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 34.16 in Telugu sript:
యక్షరాక్షససైన్యేన గుహ్యకానాం గణైరపి ।
మణిశ్యామోత్తమవపుః కుబేరో నరవాహనః ।
యుక్తశ్చ శఙ్ఖపద్మాభ్యాం నిధీనామధిపః ప్రభుః ।
రాజరాజేశ్వరః శ్రీమాన్ గదాపాణిరదృశ్యత ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 34.16 in Gujarati sript:
યક્ષરાક્ષસસૈન્યેન ગુહ્યકાનાં ગણૈરપિ ।
મણિશ્યામોત્તમવપુઃ કુબેરો નરવાહનઃ ।
યુક્તશ્ચ શઙ્ખપદ્માભ્યાં નિધીનામધિપઃ પ્રભુઃ ।
રાજરાજેશ્વરઃ શ્રીમાન્ ગદાપાણિરદૃશ્યત ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 34.16 in Kannada sript:
ಯಕ್ಷರಾಕ್ಷಸಸೈನ್ಯೇನ ಗುಹ್ಯಕಾನಾಂ ಗಣೈರಪಿ ।
ಮಣಿಶ್ಯಾಮೋತ್ತಮವಪುಃ ಕುಬೇರೋ ನರವಾಹನಃ ।
ಯುಕ್ತಶ್ಚ ಶಙ್ಖಪದ್ಮಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಿಧೀನಾಮಧಿಪಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ರಾಜರಾಜೇಶ್ವರಃ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ ಗದಾಪಾಣಿರದೃಶ್ಯತ ॥ 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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