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 112.66

अष्टबाहुः सहस्रेण बाहूनां समयुध्यत ।
योधयामास समरे द्विबाहुमथ लीलया ।
ततस्तु समरे हन्तुं हिरण्यकशिपोर्यथा ।
सहस्रबाहुना सार्धमष्टबाहुरयुध्यत ।
बाणेन सह संगम्य शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः ॥ ६६ ॥

aṣṭabāhuḥ sahasreṇa bāhūnāṃ samayudhyata |
yodhayāmāsa samare dvibāhumatha līlayā |
tatastu samare hantuṃ hiraṇyakaśiporyathā |
sahasrabāhunā sārdhamaṣṭabāhurayudhyata |
bāṇena saha saṃgamya śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ || 66 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 112.66 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 (112.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtabahu, Sahasra, Bahu, Sama, Yudh, Yodha, Amasa, Samara, Dvibahu, Atha, Lila, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Hantu, Hiranyakashipu, Yatha, Sahasrabahu, Nri, Sardham, Sardha, Bana, Saha, Shankhacakragadadhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 112.66). 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: “aṣṭabāhuḥ sahasreṇa bāhūnāṃ samayudhyata
  • aṣṭabāhuḥ -
  • aṣṭabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aṣṭabāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasreṇa -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bāhūnām -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yudhya -
  • yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “yodhayāmāsa samare dvibāhumatha līlayā
  • yodhayā -
  • yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dvibāhum -
  • dvibāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    dvibāhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • līlayā -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “tatastu samare hantuṃ hiraṇyakaśiporyathā
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hantum -
  • han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    hantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hiraṇyakaśipor -
  • hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 4: “sahasrabāhunā sārdhamaṣṭabāhurayudhyata
  • sahasrabāhu -
  • sahasrabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sahasrabāhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sahasrabāhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṣṭabāhur -
  • aṣṭabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aṣṭabāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayudhyata -
  • yudh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]
  • Line 5: “bāṇena saha saṃgamya śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
  • bāṇena -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅgamya -
  • śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ -
  • śaṅkhacakragadādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 112.66

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 112.66 in Telugu sript:
అష్టబాహుః సహస్రేణ బాహూనాం సమయుధ్యత ।
యోధయామాస సమరే ద్విబాహుమథ లీలయా ।
తతస్తు సమరే హన్తుం హిరణ్యకశిపోర్యథా ।
సహస్రబాహునా సార్ధమష్టబాహురయుధ్యత ।
బాణేన సహ సంగమ్య శఙ్ఖచక్రగదాధరః ॥ ౬౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 112.66 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટબાહુઃ સહસ્રેણ બાહૂનાં સમયુધ્યત ।
યોધયામાસ સમરે દ્વિબાહુમથ લીલયા ।
તતસ્તુ સમરે હન્તું હિરણ્યકશિપોર્યથા ।
સહસ્રબાહુના સાર્ધમષ્ટબાહુરયુધ્યત ।
બાણેન સહ સંગમ્ય શઙ્ખચક્રગદાધરઃ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 112.66 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಬಾಹುಃ ಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ ಬಾಹೂನಾಂ ಸಮಯುಧ್ಯತ ।
ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸ ಸಮರೇ ದ್ವಿಬಾಹುಮಥ ಲೀಲಯಾ ।
ತತಸ್ತು ಸಮರೇ ಹನ್ತುಂ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶಿಪೋರ್ಯಥಾ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರಬಾಹುನಾ ಸಾರ್ಧಮಷ್ಟಬಾಹುರಯುಧ್ಯತ ।
ಬಾಣೇನ ಸಹ ಸಂಗಮ್ಯ ಶಙ್ಖಚಕ್ರಗದಾಧರಃ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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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