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 45.5

हस्तिनं चोत्पलापीडं मल्लौ चाणूरमुष्टिकौ ।
अरिष्टं चैव जानामि दैत्यं वृषभरूपिणम् ॥ ५ ॥

hastinaṃ cotpalāpīḍaṃ mallau cāṇūramuṣṭikau |
ariṣṭaṃ caiva jānāmi daityaṃ vṛṣabharūpiṇam || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 45.5 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 (45.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hastin, Hastina, Utpalapida, Malla, Malli, Mallu, Canura, Tika, Arishta, Daitya, Vrishabha, Rupina, Rupin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 45.5). 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: “hastinaṃ cotpalāpīḍaṃ mallau cāṇūramuṣṭikau
  • hastinam -
  • hastina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hastina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpalāpīḍam -
  • utpalāpīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mallau -
  • malla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    malli (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    malli (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mallu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cāṇūram -
  • cāṇūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • uṣ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭikau -
  • ṭika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ariṣṭaṃ caiva jānāmi daityaṃ vṛṣabharūpiṇam
  • ariṣṭam -
  • ariṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ariṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ariṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • daityam -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vṛṣabha -
  • vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpiṇam -
  • rūpiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 45.5

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 45.5 in Telugu sript:
హస్తినం చోత్పలాపీడం మల్లౌ చాణూరముష్టికౌ ।
అరిష్టం చైవ జానామి దైత్యం వృషభరూపిణమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 45.5 in Gujarati sript:
હસ્તિનં ચોત્પલાપીડં મલ્લૌ ચાણૂરમુષ્ટિકૌ ।
અરિષ્ટં ચૈવ જાનામિ દૈત્યં વૃષભરૂપિણમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 45.5 in Kannada sript:
ಹಸ್ತಿನಂ ಚೋತ್ಪಲಾಪೀಡಂ ಮಲ್ಲೌ ಚಾಣೂರಮುಷ್ಟಿಕೌ ।
ಅರಿಷ್ಟಂ ಚೈವ ಜಾನಾಮಿ ದೈತ್ಯಂ ವೃಷಭರೂಪಿಣಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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