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 56.5

स चोरगपतिः क्रुद्धो मेघराशिसमप्रभः ।
ततो रक्तान्तनयनः कालियः समदृश्यत ॥ ५ ॥

sa coragapatiḥ kruddho megharāśisamaprabhaḥ |
tato raktāntanayanaḥ kāliyaḥ samadṛśyata || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 56.5 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 (56.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cora, Pati, Kruddha, Megha, Rashi, Samaprabha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Raktanta, Nayana, Kaliya, Samadrish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 56.5). 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: “sa coragapatiḥ kruddho megharāśisamaprabhaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cora -
  • cora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cur (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patiḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kruddho* -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • megha -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāśi -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rāśī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samaprabhaḥ -
  • samaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tato raktāntanayanaḥ kāliyaḥ samadṛśyata
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • raktānta -
  • raktānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raktānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayanaḥ -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāliyaḥ -
  • kāliya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samadṛśya -
  • samadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 56.5

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 56.5 in Telugu sript:
స చోరగపతిః క్రుద్ధో మేఘరాశిసమప్రభః ।
తతో రక్తాన్తనయనః కాలియః సమదృశ్యత ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 56.5 in Gujarati sript:
સ ચોરગપતિઃ ક્રુદ્ધો મેઘરાશિસમપ્રભઃ ।
તતો રક્તાન્તનયનઃ કાલિયઃ સમદૃશ્યત ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 56.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಚೋರಗಪತಿಃ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧೋ ಮೇಘರಾಶಿಸಮಪ್ರಭಃ ।
ತತೋ ರಕ್ತಾನ್ತನಯನಃ ಕಾಲಿಯಃ ಸಮದೃಶ್ಯತ ॥ 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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