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 93.28

अष्टमार्गमहाकक्ष्यां महाषोडशचत्वराम् ।
एकमार्गपरिक्षिप्तां साक्षादुशनसा कृताम् ।
स्त्रियोऽपि यस्यां युध्येरन् किमु वृष्णिमहारथाः ॥ २८ ॥

aṣṭamārgamahākakṣyāṃ mahāṣoḍaśacatvarām |
ekamārgaparikṣiptāṃ sākṣāduśanasā kṛtām |
striyo'pi yasyāṃ yudhyeran kimu vṛṣṇimahārathāḥ || 28 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 93.28 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 (93.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtama, Arga, Aha, Aka, Kshi, Mah, Maha, Shodasha, Shodashan, Catvara, Eka, Parikshipta, Sakshat, Saksha, Ushanas, Krit, Krita, Stri, Api, Yasya, Vrishni, Aratha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 93.28). 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: “aṣṭamārgamahākakṣyāṃ mahāṣoḍaśacatvarām
  • aṣṭamā -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • argam -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aka -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣyām -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • catvarā -
  • catvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ekamārgaparikṣiptāṃ sākṣāduśanasā kṛtām
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arga -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parikṣiptām -
  • parikṣiptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • uśanasā -
  • uśanas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtām -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • Line 3: “striyo'pi yasyāṃ yudhyeran kimu vṛṣṇimahārathāḥ
  • striyo' -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yasyām -
  • yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yudhyeran -
  • yudh (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third plural]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [optative middle third plural], [optative passive third plural]
  • Cannot analyse kimu*vṛ
  • vṛṣṇim -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arathāḥ -
  • aratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 93.28

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 93.28 in Telugu sript:
అష్టమార్గమహాకక్ష్యాం మహాషోడశచత్వరామ్ ।
ఏకమార్గపరిక్షిప్తాం సాక్షాదుశనసా కృతామ్ ।
స్త్రియోఽపి యస్యాం యుధ్యేరన్ కిము వృష్ణిమహారథాః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 93.28 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટમાર્ગમહાકક્ષ્યાં મહાષોડશચત્વરામ્ ।
એકમાર્ગપરિક્ષિપ્તાં સાક્ષાદુશનસા કૃતામ્ ।
સ્ત્રિયોઽપિ યસ્યાં યુધ્યેરન્ કિમુ વૃષ્ણિમહારથાઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 93.28 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಮಾರ್ಗಮಹಾಕಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಂ ಮಹಾಷೋಡಶಚತ್ವರಾಮ್ ।
ಏಕಮಾರ್ಗಪರಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಾಂ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾದುಶನಸಾ ಕೃತಾಮ್ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋಽಪಿ ಯಸ್ಯಾಂ ಯುಧ್ಯೇರನ್ ಕಿಮು ವೃಷ್ಣಿಮಹಾರಥಾಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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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