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 110.4

अथाष्टबाहुः कृष्णस्तु पर्वताकारसंनिभः ।
विबभौ पुण्डरीकाक्षो विकाङ्क्षन्बाणसंक्षयम् ॥ ४ ॥

athāṣṭabāhuḥ kṛṣṇastu parvatākārasaṃnibhaḥ |
vibabhau puṇḍarīkākṣo vikāṅkṣanbāṇasaṃkṣayam || 4 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 110.4 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 (110.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Ashtabahu, Krishna, Parvatakara, Samnibha, Vip, Abhi, Pundarikaksha, Kankshat, Bana, Sankshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 110.4). 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: “athāṣṭabāhuḥ kṛṣṇastu parvatākārasaṃnibhaḥ
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṣṭabāhuḥ -
  • aṣṭabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aṣṭabāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇas -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • parvatākāra -
  • parvatākāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parvatākāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnibhaḥ -
  • saṃnibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vibabhau puṇḍarīkākṣo vikāṅkṣanbāṇasaṃkṣayam
  • vib -
  • vip (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhau -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • puṇḍarīkākṣo* -
  • puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāṅkṣan -
  • kāṅkṣat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkṣayam -
  • saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 110.4

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 110.4 in Telugu sript:
అథాష్టబాహుః కృష్ణస్తు పర్వతాకారసంనిభః ।
విబభౌ పుణ్డరీకాక్షో వికాఙ్క్షన్బాణసంక్షయమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 110.4 in Gujarati sript:
અથાષ્ટબાહુઃ કૃષ્ણસ્તુ પર્વતાકારસંનિભઃ ।
વિબભૌ પુણ્ડરીકાક્ષો વિકાઙ્ક્ષન્બાણસંક્ષયમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 110.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಷ್ಟಬಾಹುಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ತು ಪರ್ವತಾಕಾರಸಂನಿಭಃ ।
ವಿಬಭೌ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷೋ ವಿಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷನ್ಬಾಣಸಂಕ್ಷಯಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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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