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 81.16

हेमकक्ष्यैर्महाघण्टैर्वारणैर्वारिदोपमैः ।
महामात्रोत्तमारूढैः कल्पितै रणकोविदैः ॥ १६ ॥

hemakakṣyairmahāghaṇṭairvāraṇairvāridopamaiḥ |
mahāmātrottamārūḍhaiḥ kalpitai raṇakovidaiḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 81.16 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 (81.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hemakakshya, Mahaghanta, Varana, Varida, Upama, Mahamatri, Mahamatra, Uttama, Arudha, Ranaka, Vida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 81.16). 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: “hemakakṣyairmahāghaṇṭairvāraṇairvāridopamaiḥ
  • hemakakṣyair -
  • hemakakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hemakakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahāghaṇṭair -
  • mahāghaṇṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mahāghaṇṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vāraṇair -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vārido -
  • vārida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāridā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamaiḥ -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “mahāmātrottamārūḍhaiḥ kalpitai raṇakovidaiḥ
  • mahāmātro -
  • mahāmātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāmātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāmātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahāmātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamā -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārūḍhaiḥ -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ārūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kalpitai -
  • raṇako -
  • raṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidaiḥ -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 81.16

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 81.16 in Telugu sript:
హేమకక్ష్యైర్మహాఘణ్టైర్వారణైర్వారిదోపమైః ।
మహామాత్రోత్తమారూఢైః కల్పితై రణకోవిదైః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 81.16 in Gujarati sript:
હેમકક્ષ્યૈર્મહાઘણ્ટૈર્વારણૈર્વારિદોપમૈઃ ।
મહામાત્રોત્તમારૂઢૈઃ કલ્પિતૈ રણકોવિદૈઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 81.16 in Kannada sript:
ಹೇಮಕಕ್ಷ್ಯೈರ್ಮಹಾಘಣ್ಟೈರ್ವಾರಣೈರ್ವಾರಿದೋಪಮೈಃ ।
ಮಹಾಮಾತ್ರೋತ್ತಮಾರೂಢೈಃ ಕಲ್ಪಿತೈ ರಣಕೋವಿದೈಃ ॥ 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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