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 16.28 [commentary, 300:7]

विप्रयोनौ यतो मोहान्मिथ्योपचरितो गुरुः ॥ २८ ॥

viprayonau yato mohānmithyopacarito guruḥ || 28 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 16.28 [commentary, 300:7] 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 (16.28 [commentary, 300:7]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vipra, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Mohat, Moha, Mithya, Upacarita, Guru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 16.28 [commentary, 300:7]). 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: “viprayonau yato mohānmithyopacarito guruḥ
  • viprayo -
  • viprā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • unau -
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • mohān -
  • mohāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    moha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mithyo -
  • mithyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mith -> mithya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mith]
    mithya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mithya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upacarito* -
  • upacarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 16.28 [commentary, 300:7]

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 16.28 [commentary, 300:7] in Telugu sript:
విప్రయోనౌ యతో మోహాన్మిథ్యోపచరితో గురుః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 16.28 [commentary, 300:7] in Gujarati sript:
વિપ્રયોનૌ યતો મોહાન્મિથ્યોપચરિતો ગુરુઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 16.28 [commentary, 300:7] in Kannada sript:
ವಿಪ್ರಯೋನೌ ಯತೋ ಮೋಹಾನ್ಮಿಥ್ಯೋಪಚರಿತೋ ಗುರುಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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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