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 37.12

दोर्भिश्चायतपीनाभिः प्रासैः पाशैश्च मुद्गरैः ।
सर्पैर्लेलिह्यमानैश्च विसर्पद्भिश्च सायकैः ॥ १२ ॥

dorbhiścāyatapīnābhiḥ prāsaiḥ pāśaiśca mudgaraiḥ |
sarpairlelihyamānaiśca visarpadbhiśca sāyakaiḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 37.12 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 (37.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dos, Pina, Prasa, Pasha, Mudgara, Sarpa, Lihyamana, Sarpat, Sayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 37.12). 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: “dorbhiścāyatapīnābhiḥ prāsaiḥ pāśaiśca mudgaraiḥ
  • dorbhiś -
  • dos (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāyata -
  • cāy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • pīnābhiḥ -
  • pīnā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pi -> pīnā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental plural from √pi class 6 verb]
  • prāsaiḥ -
  • prāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pāśaiś -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mudgaraiḥ -
  • mudgara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mudgara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “sarpairlelihyamānaiśca visarpadbhiśca sāyakaiḥ
  • sarpair -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • le -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    li (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • lihyamānaiś -
  • lih -> lihyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √lih class 2 verb]
    lih -> lihyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √lih class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sarpadbhiś -
  • sarpat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √sṛp class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāyakaiḥ -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 37.12

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 37.12 in Telugu sript:
దోర్భిశ్చాయతపీనాభిః ప్రాసైః పాశైశ్చ ముద్గరైః ।
సర్పైర్లేలిహ్యమానైశ్చ విసర్పద్భిశ్చ సాయకైః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 37.12 in Gujarati sript:
દોર્ભિશ્ચાયતપીનાભિઃ પ્રાસૈઃ પાશૈશ્ચ મુદ્ગરૈઃ ।
સર્પૈર્લેલિહ્યમાનૈશ્ચ વિસર્પદ્ભિશ્ચ સાયકૈઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 37.12 in Kannada sript:
ದೋರ್ಭಿಶ್ಚಾಯತಪೀನಾಭಿಃ ಪ್ರಾಸೈಃ ಪಾಶೈಶ್ಚ ಮುದ್ಗರೈಃ ।
ಸರ್ಪೈರ್ಲೇಲಿಹ್ಯಮಾನೈಶ್ಚ ವಿಸರ್ಪದ್ಭಿಶ್ಚ ಸಾಯಕೈಃ ॥ 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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