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 87.37

बृहती चारुसर्वाङ्गी तन्वी शशिनिभानना ।
ताम्रतुङ्गनखी सुभ्रूर्नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा ।
अत्यर्थं रूपतः कान्ता पीनश्रोणिपयोधरा ।
तीक्ष्णशुक्लैः समैर्दन्तैः प्रभासद्भिरलंकृता ॥ ३७ ॥

bṛhatī cārusarvāṅgī tanvī śaśinibhānanā |
tāmratuṅganakhī subhrūrnīlakuñcitamūrdhajā |
atyarthaṃ rūpataḥ kāntā pīnaśroṇipayodharā |
tīkṣṇaśuklaiḥ samairdantaiḥ prabhāsadbhiralaṃkṛtā || 37 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 87.37 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 (87.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brihat, Brihati, Carusarvangi, Tanvi, Tanvin, Shashin, Shashini, Bhana, Nri, Tamra, Tunga, Nakhi, Nakhin, Subhru, Nilakuncita, Dha, Atyartham, Atyartha, Rupatah, Rupatas, Kanta, Pinashronipayodhara, Tikshna, Shukla, Sama, Danta, Prabha, Asat, Alankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 87.37). 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: “bṛhatī cārusarvāṅgī tanvī śaśinibhānanā
  • bṛhatī -
  • bṛhatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh]
  • cārusarvāṅgī -
  • cārusarvāṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tanvī -
  • tanvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tanvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśini -
  • śaśinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhāna -
  • bhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāmratuṅganakhī subhrūrnīlakuñcitamūrdhajā
  • tāmra -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tuṅga -
  • tuṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tuṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakhī -
  • nakhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nakhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • subhrūr -
  • subhru (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    subhrū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    subhrū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nīlakuñcitam -
  • nīlakuñcita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīlakuñcita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūr -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “atyarthaṃ rūpataḥ kāntā pīnaśroṇipayodharā
  • atyartham -
  • atyartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rūpataḥ -
  • rūpataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rūpatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāntā -
  • kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • pīnaśroṇipayodharā -
  • pīnaśroṇipayodharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “tīkṣṇaśuklaiḥ samairdantaiḥ prabhāsadbhiralaṃkṛtā
  • tīkṣṇa -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuklaiḥ -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samair -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dantaiḥ -
  • danta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prabhā -
  • prabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asadbhir -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alaṅkṛtā -
  • alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 87.37

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 87.37 in Telugu sript:
బృహతీ చారుసర్వాఙ్గీ తన్వీ శశినిభాననా ।
తామ్రతుఙ్గనఖీ సుభ్రూర్నీలకుఞ్చితమూర్ధజా ।
అత్యర్థం రూపతః కాన్తా పీనశ్రోణిపయోధరా ।
తీక్ష్ణశుక్లైః సమైర్దన్తైః ప్రభాసద్భిరలంకృతా ॥ ౩౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 87.37 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહતી ચારુસર્વાઙ્ગી તન્વી શશિનિભાનના ।
તામ્રતુઙ્ગનખી સુભ્રૂર્નીલકુઞ્ચિતમૂર્ધજા ।
અત્યર્થં રૂપતઃ કાન્તા પીનશ્રોણિપયોધરા ।
તીક્ષ્ણશુક્લૈઃ સમૈર્દન્તૈઃ પ્રભાસદ્ભિરલંકૃતા ॥ ૩૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 87.37 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹತೀ ಚಾರುಸರ್ವಾಙ್ಗೀ ತನ್ವೀ ಶಶಿನಿಭಾನನಾ ।
ತಾಮ್ರತುಙ್ಗನಖೀ ಸುಭ್ರೂರ್ನೀಲಕುಞ್ಚಿತಮೂರ್ಧಜಾ ।
ಅತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ರೂಪತಃ ಕಾನ್ತಾ ಪೀನಶ್ರೋಣಿಪಯೋಧರಾ ।
ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಶುಕ್ಲೈಃ ಸಮೈರ್ದನ್ತೈಃ ಪ್ರಭಾಸದ್ಭಿರಲಂಕೃತಾ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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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