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 36.12

एतान्मच्छीतनिर्दग्धान्पश्यस्व हिमवेष्टितान् ।
विमायान्विमदांश्चैव दैत्यसंघान्महाहवे ॥ १२ ॥

etānmacchītanirdagdhānpaśyasva himaveṣṭitān |
vimāyānvimadāṃścaiva daityasaṃghānmahāhave || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 36.12 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 (36.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Asmad, Shita, Nirdagdha, Hima, Veshtita, Vimaya, Vimada, Daitya, Sangha, Mahahava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 36.12). 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: “etānmacchītanirdagdhānpaśyasva himaveṣṭitān
  • etān -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • macch -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • śīta -
  • śīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • nirdagdhān -
  • nirdagdha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • paśyasva -
  • paś (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive second single]
  • hima -
  • hima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veṣṭitān -
  • veṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √veṣṭ]
  • Line 2: “vimāyānvimadāṃścaiva daityasaṃghānmahāhave
  • vimāyān -
  • vimāya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vimadāṃś -
  • vimada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • daitya -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghān -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahāhave -
  • mahāhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 36.12

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 36.12 in Telugu sript:
ఏతాన్మచ్ఛీతనిర్దగ్ధాన్పశ్యస్వ హిమవేష్టితాన్ ।
విమాయాన్విమదాంశ్చైవ దైత్యసంఘాన్మహాహవే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 36.12 in Gujarati sript:
એતાન્મચ્છીતનિર્દગ્ધાન્પશ્યસ્વ હિમવેષ્ટિતાન્ ।
વિમાયાન્વિમદાંશ્ચૈવ દૈત્યસંઘાન્મહાહવે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 36.12 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಾನ್ಮಚ್ಛೀತನಿರ್ದಗ್ಧಾನ್ಪಶ್ಯಸ್ವ ಹಿಮವೇಷ್ಟಿತಾನ್ ।
ವಿಮಾಯಾನ್ವಿಮದಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ದೈತ್ಯಸಂಘಾನ್ಮಹಾಹವೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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