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 22.8

कुरोः पौत्रस्य राज्ये तु राज्ञः पारिक्षितस्य ह ।
ब्रह्महत्यायुतः पाप इन्द्रः क्रुद्धोऽहरद् रथम् ।
जगाम स रथो नाशं शापाद्गर्गस्य धीमतः ॥ ८ ॥

kuroḥ pautrasya rājye tu rājñaḥ pārikṣitasya ha |
brahmahatyāyutaḥ pāpa indraḥ kruddho'harad ratham |
jagāma sa ratho nāśaṃ śāpādgargasya dhīmataḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 22.8 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 (22.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kuru, Pautra, Rajya, Rajan, Parikshita, Han, Brahmahatya, Ayuta, Papa, Indra, Kruddha, Ratha, Nasha, Shapa, Garga, Dhimat, Dhimata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 22.8). 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: “kuroḥ pautrasya rājye tu rājñaḥ pārikṣitasya ha
  • kuroḥ -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pautrasya -
  • pautra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pautra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rājye -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    rāj (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pārikṣitasya -
  • pārikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive 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]
  • Line 2: “brahmahatyāyutaḥ pāpa indraḥ kruddho'harad ratham
  • brahmahatyā -
  • brahmahatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmahatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayutaḥ -
  • ayuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpa* -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • indraḥ -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kruddho' -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • aharad -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “jagāma sa ratho nāśaṃ śāpādgargasya dhīmataḥ
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ratho* -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāśam -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • śāpād -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gargasya -
  • garga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dhīmataḥ -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 22.8

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 22.8 in Telugu sript:
కురోః పౌత్రస్య రాజ్యే తు రాజ్ఞః పారిక్షితస్య హ ।
బ్రహ్మహత్యాయుతః పాప ఇన్ద్రః క్రుద్ధోఽహరద్ రథమ్ ।
జగామ స రథో నాశం శాపాద్గర్గస్య ధీమతః ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 22.8 in Gujarati sript:
કુરોઃ પૌત્રસ્ય રાજ્યે તુ રાજ્ઞઃ પારિક્ષિતસ્ય હ ।
બ્રહ્મહત્યાયુતઃ પાપ ઇન્દ્રઃ ક્રુદ્ધોઽહરદ્ રથમ્ ।
જગામ સ રથો નાશં શાપાદ્ગર્ગસ્ય ધીમતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 22.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರೋಃ ಪೌತ್ರಸ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಯೇ ತು ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪಾರಿಕ್ಷಿತಸ್ಯ ಹ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾಯುತಃ ಪಾಪ ಇನ್ದ್ರಃ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧೋಽಹರದ್ ರಥಮ್ ।
ಜಗಾಮ ಸ ರಥೋ ನಾಶಂ ಶಾಪಾದ್ಗರ್ಗಸ್ಯ ಧೀಮತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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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