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 96.31

राक्षसी निहता रौद्रा शकुनीवेषधारिणी ।
पूतना नाम घोरा सा महाकाया महाबला ।
विषदिग्धं स्तनं क्षुद्रा प्रयच्छन्ती महात्मने ॥ ३१ ॥

rākṣasī nihatā raudrā śakunīveṣadhāriṇī |
pūtanā nāma ghorā sā mahākāyā mahābalā |
viṣadigdhaṃ stanaṃ kṣudrā prayacchantī mahātmane || 31 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 96.31 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 (96.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Nihata, Raudra, Shakuni, Veshadharini, Veshadharin, Veshadhari, Putana, Naman, Ghora, Mahakaya, Mahabala, Vishadigdha, Stana, Kshudra, Prayat, Shanti, Mahatman, Mahatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 96.31). 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: “rākṣasī nihatā raudrā śakunīveṣadhāriṇī
  • rākṣasī -
  • rākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rākṣasin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nihatā* -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raudrā -
  • raudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakunī -
  • śakunī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • veṣadhāriṇī -
  • veṣadhāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    veṣadhārin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    veṣadhārī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “pūtanā nāma ghorā mahākāyā mahābalā
  • pūtanā* -
  • pūtana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūtanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ghorā -
  • ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mahākāyā* -
  • mahākāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahākāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahābalā -
  • mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “viṣadigdhaṃ stanaṃ kṣudrā prayacchantī mahātmane
  • viṣadigdham -
  • viṣadigdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣadigdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣadigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • stanam -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṣudrā -
  • kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śantī -
  • śanti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śanti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahātmane -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 96.31

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 96.31 in Telugu sript:
రాక్షసీ నిహతా రౌద్రా శకునీవేషధారిణీ ।
పూతనా నామ ఘోరా సా మహాకాయా మహాబలా ।
విషదిగ్ధం స్తనం క్షుద్రా ప్రయచ్ఛన్తీ మహాత్మనే ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 96.31 in Gujarati sript:
રાક્ષસી નિહતા રૌદ્રા શકુનીવેષધારિણી ।
પૂતના નામ ઘોરા સા મહાકાયા મહાબલા ।
વિષદિગ્ધં સ્તનં ક્ષુદ્રા પ્રયચ્છન્તી મહાત્મને ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 96.31 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಕ್ಷಸೀ ನಿಹತಾ ರೌದ್ರಾ ಶಕುನೀವೇಷಧಾರಿಣೀ ।
ಪೂತನಾ ನಾಮ ಘೋರಾ ಸಾ ಮಹಾಕಾಯಾ ಮಹಾಬಲಾ ।
ವಿಷದಿಗ್ಧಂ ಸ್ತನಂ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಾ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛನ್ತೀ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನೇ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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