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 110.57

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भस्मप्रहरणो घोरः कालान्तकयमोपमः ।
नदन्मेघसहस्रस्य तुल्यनिर्घातनिस्वनः ॥ ५७ ॥

bhasmapraharaṇo ghoraḥ kālāntakayamopamaḥ |
nadanmeghasahasrasya tulyanirghātanisvanaḥ || 57 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 110.57 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 (110.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhasmapraharana, Ghora, Kalantakayama, Upama, Nadat, Megha, Sahasra, Tulya, Nirghata, Nisvana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 110.57). 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: “bhasmapraharaṇo ghoraḥ kālāntakayamopamaḥ ”
bhasmapraharaṇo* -
bhasmapraharaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ghoraḥ -
ghora (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kālāntakayamo -
kālāntakayama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
upamaḥ -
upama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “nadanmeghasahasrasya tulyanirghātanisvanaḥ ”
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)

[compound], [vocative single]

megha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrasya -
sahasra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sahasra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tulya -
tulya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tulya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]

√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
nirghāta -
nirghāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nisvanaḥ -
nisvana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]