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 16.4

वाग्दुष्टः क्रोधनो हिंस्रः पिशुनः कविरेव च ।
खसृमः पितृवर्ती च नामभिः कर्मभिस्तथा ॥ ४ ॥

vāgduṣṭaḥ krodhano hiṃsraḥ piśunaḥ kavireva ca |
khasṛmaḥ pitṛvartī ca nāmabhiḥ karmabhistathā || 4 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 16.4 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 (16.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vagdushta, Krodhana, Himsra, Pishuna, Kavi, Eva, Khasrima, Pitrivartin, Naman, Karman, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 16.4). 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: “vāgduṣṭaḥ krodhano hiṃsraḥ piśunaḥ kavireva ca
  • vāgduṣṭaḥ -
  • vāgduṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krodhano* -
  • krodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hiṃsraḥ -
  • hiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • piśunaḥ -
  • piśuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kavir -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “khasṛmaḥ pitṛvartī ca nāmabhiḥ karmabhistathā
  • khasṛmaḥ -
  • khasṛma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitṛvartī -
  • pitṛvartin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmabhiḥ -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • karmabhis -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 16.4

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 16.4 in Telugu sript:
వాగ్దుష్టః క్రోధనో హింస్రః పిశునః కవిరేవ చ ।
ఖసృమః పితృవర్తీ చ నామభిః కర్మభిస్తథా ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 16.4 in Gujarati sript:
વાગ્દુષ્ટઃ ક્રોધનો હિંસ્રઃ પિશુનઃ કવિરેવ ચ ।
ખસૃમઃ પિતૃવર્તી ચ નામભિઃ કર્મભિસ્તથા ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 16.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಗ್ದುಷ್ಟಃ ಕ್ರೋಧನೋ ಹಿಂಸ್ರಃ ಪಿಶುನಃ ಕವಿರೇವ ಚ ।
ಖಸೃಮಃ ಪಿತೃವರ್ತೀ ಚ ನಾಮಭಿಃ ಕರ್ಮಭಿಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ 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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