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 44.51

स हत्वा दानवं संख्ये सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दनः ।
तद्वनं तस्य दैत्यस्य चिच्छेदास्त्रेण बुद्धिमान् ॥ ५१ ॥

sa hatvā dānavaṃ saṃkhye saumitrirmitranandanaḥ |
tadvanaṃ tasya daityasya cicchedāstreṇa buddhimān || 51 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 44.51 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 (44.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danava, Sankhya, Saumitri, Mitranandana, Tadvan, Tadvat, Tad, Daitya, Astra, Buddhimat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 44.51). 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 hatvā dānavaṃ saṃkhye saumitrirmitranandanaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • dānavam -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saumitrir -
  • saumitri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mitranandanaḥ -
  • mitranandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tadvanaṃ tasya daityasya cicchedāstreṇa buddhimān
  • tadvan -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • daityasya -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cicchedā -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • astreṇa -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • buddhimān -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 44.51

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 44.51 in Telugu sript:
స హత్వా దానవం సంఖ్యే సౌమిత్రిర్మిత్రనన్దనః ।
తద్వనం తస్య దైత్యస్య చిచ్ఛేదాస్త్రేణ బుద్ధిమాన్ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 44.51 in Gujarati sript:
સ હત્વા દાનવં સંખ્યે સૌમિત્રિર્મિત્રનન્દનઃ ।
તદ્વનં તસ્ય દૈત્યસ્ય ચિચ્છેદાસ્ત્રેણ બુદ્ધિમાન્ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 44.51 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಹತ್ವಾ ದಾನವಂ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಸೌಮಿತ್ರಿರ್ಮಿತ್ರನನ್ದನಃ ।
ತದ್ವನಂ ತಸ್ಯ ದೈತ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮಾನ್ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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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