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 73.16

केसराः पुष्पवर्षैश्च ववृषुः मदबोधनाः ।
नीपा दीपा इवाभान्ति पुष्पकण्टकधारिणः ॥ १६ ॥

kesarāḥ puṣpavarṣaiśca vavṛṣuḥ madabodhanāḥ |
nīpā dīpā ivābhānti puṣpakaṇṭakadhāriṇaḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 73.16 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 (73.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kesara, Pushpavarsha, Mada, Bodhana, Nipa, Dipa, Iva, Abha, Anti, Pushpa, Kantaka, Dhari, Dharin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 73.16). 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: “kesarāḥ puṣpavarṣaiśca vavṛṣuḥ madabodhanāḥ
  • kesarāḥ -
  • kesara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kesarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puṣpavarṣaiś -
  • puṣpavarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṣpavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vavṛṣuḥ -
  • vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • mada -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bodhanāḥ -
  • bodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “nīpā dīpā ivābhānti puṣpakaṇṭakadhāriṇaḥ
  • nīpā* -
  • nīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīpā* -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ābhā -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • puṣpa -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṇṭaka -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāriṇaḥ -
  • dhāri (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 73.16

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 73.16 in Telugu sript:
కేసరాః పుష్పవర్షైశ్చ వవృషుః మదబోధనాః ।
నీపా దీపా ఇవాభాన్తి పుష్పకణ్టకధారిణః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 73.16 in Gujarati sript:
કેસરાઃ પુષ્પવર્ષૈશ્ચ વવૃષુઃ મદબોધનાઃ ।
નીપા દીપા ઇવાભાન્તિ પુષ્પકણ્ટકધારિણઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 73.16 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಸರಾಃ ಪುಷ್ಪವರ್ಷೈಶ್ಚ ವವೃಷುಃ ಮದಬೋಧನಾಃ ।
ನೀಪಾ ದೀಪಾ ಇವಾಭಾನ್ತಿ ಪುಷ್ಪಕಣ್ಟಕಧಾರಿಣಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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