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 34.17

विमानयोधी धनदो विमाने पुष्पके स्थितः ।
स राजराजः शुशुभे युद्धार्थी नरवाहनः ।
प्रेक्षमाणः शिवसखः साक्षादिव शिवः स्वयम् ॥ १७ ॥

vimānayodhī dhanado vimāne puṣpake sthitaḥ |
sa rājarājaḥ śuśubhe yuddhārthī naravāhanaḥ |
prekṣamāṇaḥ śivasakhaḥ sākṣādiva śivaḥ svayam || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 34.17 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 (34.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vimana, Yodhin, Dhanada, Pushpaka, Sthita, Rajaraj, Rajaraja, Yuddharthin, Naravahana, Shiva, Sakha, Sakshat, Saksha, Iva, Svayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 34.17). 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: “vimānayodhī dhanado vimāne puṣpake sthitaḥ
  • vimāna -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yodhī -
  • yodhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanado* -
  • dhanada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanadā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vimāne -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṣpake -
  • puṣpaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṣpaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “sa rājarājaḥ śuśubhe yuddhārthī naravāhanaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājarājaḥ -
  • rājarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rājarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuśubhe -
  • śubh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • yuddhārthī -
  • yuddhārthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naravāhanaḥ -
  • naravāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “prekṣamāṇaḥ śivasakhaḥ sākṣādiva śivaḥ svayam
  • prekṣam -
  • prekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇaḥ -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sakhaḥ -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śivaḥ -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 34.17

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 34.17 in Telugu sript:
విమానయోధీ ధనదో విమానే పుష్పకే స్థితః ।
స రాజరాజః శుశుభే యుద్ధార్థీ నరవాహనః ।
ప్రేక్షమాణః శివసఖః సాక్షాదివ శివః స్వయమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 34.17 in Gujarati sript:
વિમાનયોધી ધનદો વિમાને પુષ્પકે સ્થિતઃ ।
સ રાજરાજઃ શુશુભે યુદ્ધાર્થી નરવાહનઃ ।
પ્રેક્ષમાણઃ શિવસખઃ સાક્ષાદિવ શિવઃ સ્વયમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 34.17 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಮಾನಯೋಧೀ ಧನದೋ ವಿಮಾನೇ ಪುಷ್ಪಕೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ।
ಸ ರಾಜರಾಜಃ ಶುಶುಭೇ ಯುದ್ಧಾರ್ಥೀ ನರವಾಹನಃ ।
ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಮಾಣಃ ಶಿವಸಖಃ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾದಿವ ಶಿವಃ ಸ್ವಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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