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 85.33

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स सर्पो बहुभिस्तीक्ष्णैः सर्वतस्तैः पिपीलिकैः ।
भक्ष्यमाणः किलाङ्गेषु भस्मीभूतोऽभवत्तदा ॥ ३३ ॥

sa sarpo bahubhistīkṣṇaiḥ sarvatastaiḥ pipīlikaiḥ |
bhakṣyamāṇaḥ kilāṅgeṣu bhasmībhūto'bhavattadā || 33 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 85.33 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 (85.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarpa, Bahu, Tikshna, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Tad, Pipilika, Bhakshyamana, Kila, Anga, Bhasmibhuta, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 85.33). 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 sarpo bahubhistīkṣṇaiḥ sarvatastaiḥ pipīlikaiḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarpo* -
sarpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bahubhis -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tīkṣṇaiḥ -
tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sarvatas -
sarvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
taiḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
pipīlikaiḥ -
pipīlika (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

pipīlika (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “bhakṣyamāṇaḥ kilāṅgeṣu bhasmībhūto'bhavattadā ”
bhakṣyamāṇaḥ -
√bhakṣ -> bhakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √bhakṣ]
kilā -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
aṅgeṣu -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
bhasmībhūto' -
bhasmībhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhavat -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]