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 108.23

स हन्यमानो नाराचैः परिघैश्च समन्ततः ।
दानवैः समभिक्रुद्धैः प्राद्युम्निः शस्त्रकोविदैः ।
नाक्षुभ्यत्सर्वभूतात्मा नदन्मेघ इवोष्णगे ॥ २३ ॥

sa hanyamāno nārācaiḥ parighaiśca samantataḥ |
dānavaiḥ samabhikruddhaiḥ prādyumniḥ śastrakovidaiḥ |
nākṣubhyatsarvabhūtātmā nadanmegha ivoṣṇage || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 108.23 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 (108.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hanyamana, Naraca, Parigha, Samantatah, Samantatas, Danava, Samabhikruddha, Pradyumni, Shastraka, Nri, Sarvabhutatma, Nadat, Megha, Iva, Ushnaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 108.23). 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 hanyamāno nārācaiḥ parighaiśca samantataḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hanyamāno* -
  • hanyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hanyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • nārācaiḥ -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parighaiś -
  • parigha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dānavaiḥ samabhikruddhaiḥ prādyumniḥ śastrakovidaiḥ
  • dānavaiḥ -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samabhikruddhaiḥ -
  • samabhikruddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    samabhikruddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prādyumniḥ -
  • prādyumni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śastrako -
  • śastraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uvi -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • daiḥ -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “nākṣubhyatsarvabhūtātmā nadanmegha ivoṣṇage
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣubhyat -
  • kṣubh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sarvabhūtātmā* -
  • sarvabhūtātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nadan -
  • nadat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nadat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nad -> nadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb]
    nad -> nadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nad class 1 verb]
  • megha* -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uṣṇage -
  • uṣṇaga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 108.23

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 108.23 in Telugu sript:
స హన్యమానో నారాచైః పరిఘైశ్చ సమన్తతః ।
దానవైః సమభిక్రుద్ధైః ప్రాద్యుమ్నిః శస్త్రకోవిదైః ।
నాక్షుభ్యత్సర్వభూతాత్మా నదన్మేఘ ఇవోష్ణగే ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 108.23 in Gujarati sript:
સ હન્યમાનો નારાચૈઃ પરિઘૈશ્ચ સમન્તતઃ ।
દાનવૈઃ સમભિક્રુદ્ધૈઃ પ્રાદ્યુમ્નિઃ શસ્ત્રકોવિદૈઃ ।
નાક્ષુભ્યત્સર્વભૂતાત્મા નદન્મેઘ ઇવોષ્ણગે ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 108.23 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಹನ್ಯಮಾನೋ ನಾರಾಚೈಃ ಪರಿಘೈಶ್ಚ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ದಾನವೈಃ ಸಮಭಿಕ್ರುದ್ಧೈಃ ಪ್ರಾದ್ಯುಮ್ನಿಃ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಕೋವಿದೈಃ ।
ನಾಕ್ಷುಭ್ಯತ್ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾತ್ಮಾ ನದನ್ಮೇಘ ಇವೋಷ್ಣಗೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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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