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 38.11

अस्य च्छायां समाश्रित्य देवा मखमुखे स्थिताः ।
आज्यं महर्षिभिर्दत्तमश्नुवन्ति त्रिधा हुतम् ॥ ११ ॥

asya cchāyāṃ samāśritya devā makhamukhe sthitāḥ |
ājyaṃ maharṣibhirdattamaśnuvanti tridhā hutam || 11 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 38.11 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 (38.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Ccha, Samashritya, Deva, Makhamukha, Sthita, Ajya, Tridha, Hut, Huta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 38.11). 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: “asya cchāyāṃ samāśritya devā makhamukhe sthitāḥ
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cchāyā -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samāśritya -
  • samāśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • makhamukhe -
  • makhamukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    makhamukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    makhamukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ājyaṃ maharṣibhirdattamaśnuvanti tridhā hutam
  • ājyam -
  • ājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse maharṣibhirdattamaśnuvanti*tr
  • tridhā* -
  • tridhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hutam -
  • huta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    huta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hu -> huta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    hu -> huta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 38.11

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 38.11 in Telugu sript:
అస్య చ్ఛాయాం సమాశ్రిత్య దేవా మఖముఖే స్థితాః ।
ఆజ్యం మహర్షిభిర్దత్తమశ్నువన్తి త్రిధా హుతమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 38.11 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્ય ચ્છાયાં સમાશ્રિત્ય દેવા મખમુખે સ્થિતાઃ ।
આજ્યં મહર્ષિભિર્દત્તમશ્નુવન્તિ ત્રિધા હુતમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 38.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಯ ಚ್ಛಾಯಾಂ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ದೇವಾ ಮಖಮುಖೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ।
ಆಜ್ಯಂ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಭಿರ್ದತ್ತಮಶ್ನುವನ್ತಿ ತ್ರಿಧಾ ಹುತಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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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