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 85.20

स तैः परिवृतो राजा दस्युभिः शलभैरिव ।
नानावेषधरैर्भीमैर्मत्रुरामभ्यवर्तत ॥ २० ॥

sa taiḥ parivṛto rājā dasyubhiḥ śalabhairiva |
nānāveṣadharairbhīmairmatrurāmabhyavartata || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 85.20 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 (85.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Parivrita, Raja, Dasyu, Shalabha, Iva, Nanaveshadhara, Bhima, Asmad, Ama, Bha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 85.20). 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 taiḥ parivṛto rājā dasyubhiḥ śalabhairiva
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parivṛto* -
  • parivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dasyubhiḥ -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śalabhair -
  • śalabha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “nānāveṣadharairbhīmairmatrurāmabhyavartata
  • nānāveṣadharair -
  • nānāveṣadhara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nānāveṣadhara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhīmair -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mat -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • rur -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āma -
  • āma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhya -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • avartata -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 85.20

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 85.20 in Telugu sript:
స తైః పరివృతో రాజా దస్యుభిః శలభైరివ ।
నానావేషధరైర్భీమైర్మత్రురామభ్యవర్తత ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 85.20 in Gujarati sript:
સ તૈઃ પરિવૃતો રાજા દસ્યુભિઃ શલભૈરિવ ।
નાનાવેષધરૈર્ભીમૈર્મત્રુરામભ્યવર્તત ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 85.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತೈಃ ಪರಿವೃತೋ ರಾಜಾ ದಸ್ಯುಭಿಃ ಶಲಭೈರಿವ ।
ನಾನಾವೇಷಧರೈರ್ಭೀಮೈರ್ಮತ್ರುರಾಮಭ್ಯವರ್ತತ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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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