Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

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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 38.3

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स ददर्श सुपर्णस्थं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् ।
दानवानां विनाशाय भ्रामयन्तं गदां शुभाम् ॥ ३ ॥

sa dadarśa suparṇasthaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam |
dānavānāṃ vināśāya bhrāmayantaṃ gadāṃ śubhām || 3 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 38.3 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 (38.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suparna, Tha, Shankhacakragadadhara, Danava, Vinasha, Bhramayat, Gada, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 38.3). 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: “sa dadarśa suparṇasthaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dadarśa -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
suparṇas -
suparṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tham -
tha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śaṅkhacakragadādharam -
śaṅkhacakragadādhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaṅkhacakragadādhara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śaṅkhacakragadādharā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “dānavānāṃ vināśāya bhrāmayantaṃ gadāṃ śubhām ”
dānavānām -
dānava (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dānava (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
vināśāya -
vināśa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
bhrāmayantam -
√bhram -> bhrāmayat (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √bhram]

√bhram -> bhrāmayat (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √bhram]
gadām -
gadā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śubhām -
śubhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]