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 87.73

तद् युद्धमभवद्घोरं तेषां देवासुरोपमम् ।
अनिवार्यं शरैरेव प्रहर्षोघो महोदधेः ।
सृजतां शरवर्षाणि निघ्नतामितरेतरम् ॥ ७३ ॥

tad yuddhamabhavadghoraṃ teṣāṃ devāsuropamam |
anivāryaṃ śaraireva praharṣogho mahodadheḥ |
sṛjatāṃ śaravarṣāṇi nighnatāmitaretaram || 73 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 87.73 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 (87.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Yuddha, Ghoram, Ghora, Devasura, Upama, Anivarya, Shara, Eva, Praharsha, Gha, Mahodadhi, Srijat, Sharavarsha, Nighnat, Nighnata, Itaretara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 87.73). 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: “tad yuddhamabhavadghoraṃ teṣāṃ devāsuropamam
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • devāsuro -
  • devāsura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devāsura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devāsurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamam -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “anivāryaṃ śaraireva praharṣogho mahodadheḥ
  • anivāryam -
  • anivārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anivārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anivāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śarair -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praharṣo -
  • praharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gho* -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahodadheḥ -
  • mahodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “sṛjatāṃ śaravarṣāṇi nighnatāmitaretaram
  • sṛjatām -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • śaravarṣāṇi -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nighnatām -
  • nighnat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nighnat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nighnatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • itaretaram -
  • itaretara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    itaretara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    itaretarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 87.73

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 87.73 in Telugu sript:
తద్ యుద్ధమభవద్ఘోరం తేషాం దేవాసురోపమమ్ ।
అనివార్యం శరైరేవ ప్రహర్షోఘో మహోదధేః ।
సృజతాం శరవర్షాణి నిఘ్నతామితరేతరమ్ ॥ ౭౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 87.73 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્ યુદ્ધમભવદ્ઘોરં તેષાં દેવાસુરોપમમ્ ।
અનિવાર્યં શરૈરેવ પ્રહર્ષોઘો મહોદધેઃ ।
સૃજતાં શરવર્ષાણિ નિઘ્નતામિતરેતરમ્ ॥ ૭૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 87.73 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ ಯುದ್ಧಮಭವದ್ಘೋರಂ ತೇಷಾಂ ದೇವಾಸುರೋಪಮಮ್ ।
ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯಂ ಶರೈರೇವ ಪ್ರಹರ್ಷೋಘೋ ಮಹೋದಧೇಃ ।
ಸೃಜತಾಂ ಶರವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ನಿಘ್ನತಾಮಿತರೇತರಮ್ ॥ ೭೩ ॥

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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