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 16.15

ते वै हिंस्रतया क्रूरा अनार्यत्वाद्गुरोस्तदा ।
उग्रा हिंसाविहाराश्च सप्ताजायन्त सोदराः ।
लुब्धकस्यात्मजास्तात बलवन्तो मनस्विनः ॥ १५ ॥

te vai hiṃsratayā krūrā anāryatvādgurostadā |
ugrā hiṃsāvihārāśca saptājāyanta sodarāḥ |
lubdhakasyātmajāstāta balavanto manasvinaḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 16.15 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 (16.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Himsra, Krura, Anaryatva, Guru, Tada, Ugra, Himsavihara, Sapta, Saptan, Sodara, Lubdhaka, Atmaja, Tata, Balavat, Manasvin, Manasvi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 16.15). 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: “te vai hiṃsratayā krūrā anāryatvādgurostadā
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • hiṃsra -
  • hiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiṃsra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • krūrā* -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    krūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anāryatvād -
  • anāryatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • guros -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ugrā hiṃsāvihārāśca saptājāyanta sodarāḥ
  • ugrā* -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ugrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hiṃsāvihārāś -
  • hiṃsāvihāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hiṃsāvihārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptā -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • ajāyanta -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • sodarāḥ -
  • sodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sodarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “lubdhakasyātmajāstāta balavanto manasvinaḥ
  • lubdhakasyā -
  • lubdhaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ātmajās -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balavanto* -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • manasvinaḥ -
  • manasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 16.15

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 16.15 in Telugu sript:
తే వై హింస్రతయా క్రూరా అనార్యత్వాద్గురోస్తదా ।
ఉగ్రా హింసావిహారాశ్చ సప్తాజాయన్త సోదరాః ।
లుబ్ధకస్యాత్మజాస్తాత బలవన్తో మనస్వినః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 16.15 in Gujarati sript:
તે વૈ હિંસ્રતયા ક્રૂરા અનાર્યત્વાદ્ગુરોસ્તદા ।
ઉગ્રા હિંસાવિહારાશ્ચ સપ્તાજાયન્ત સોદરાઃ ।
લુબ્ધકસ્યાત્મજાસ્તાત બલવન્તો મનસ્વિનઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 16.15 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ವೈ ಹಿಂಸ್ರತಯಾ ಕ್ರೂರಾ ಅನಾರ್ಯತ್ವಾದ್ಗುರೋಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಉಗ್ರಾ ಹಿಂಸಾವಿಹಾರಾಶ್ಚ ಸಪ್ತಾಜಾಯನ್ತ ಸೋದರಾಃ ।
ಲುಬ್ಧಕಸ್ಯಾತ್ಮಜಾಸ್ತಾತ ಬಲವನ್ತೋ ಮನಸ್ವಿನಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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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