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 17.5

शप्त्वा तानभिभाष्याथ चत्वारश्चक्रुरण्डजाः ।
तांस्त्रीनभीप्सतो राज्यं व्यभिचारप्रधर्षितान् ॥ ५ ॥

śaptvā tānabhibhāṣyātha catvāraścakruraṇḍajāḥ |
tāṃstrīnabhīpsato rājyaṃ vyabhicārapradharṣitān || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 17.5 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 (17.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shaptva, Tana, Bha, Bhashya, Han, Catu, Ara, Cakru, Andaja, Tri, Abhipsat, Rajya, Vyabhicara, Pradharshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 17.5). 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: “śaptvā tānabhibhāṣyātha catvāraścakruraṇḍajāḥ
  • śaptvā -
  • śap -> śaptvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śap]
    śap -> śaptvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śap]
    śaptvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhāṣyāt -
  • bhāṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āraś -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • aṇḍajāḥ -
  • aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tāṃstrīnabhīpsato rājyaṃ vyabhicārapradharṣitān
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • trīn -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abhīpsato* -
  • abhīpsat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • vyabhicāra -
  • vyabhicāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradharṣitān -
  • pradharṣita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 17.5

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 17.5 in Telugu sript:
శప్త్వా తానభిభాష్యాథ చత్వారశ్చక్రురణ్డజాః ।
తాంస్త్రీనభీప్సతో రాజ్యం వ్యభిచారప్రధర్షితాన్ ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 17.5 in Gujarati sript:
શપ્ત્વા તાનભિભાષ્યાથ ચત્વારશ્ચક્રુરણ્ડજાઃ ।
તાંસ્ત્રીનભીપ્સતો રાજ્યં વ્યભિચારપ્રધર્ષિતાન્ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 17.5 in Kannada sript:
ಶಪ್ತ್ವಾ ತಾನಭಿಭಾಷ್ಯಾಥ ಚತ್ವಾರಶ್ಚಕ್ರುರಣ್ಡಜಾಃ ।
ತಾಂಸ್ತ್ರೀನಭೀಪ್ಸತೋ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರಪ್ರಧರ್ಷಿತಾನ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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