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 61.9

विद्युत्संपातजननाः शक्रचापविभूषिताः ।
तिमिरावृतमाकाशं चक्रुस्ते जलदास्तदा ॥ ९ ॥

vidyutsaṃpātajananāḥ śakracāpavibhūṣitāḥ |
timirāvṛtamākāśaṃ cakruste jaladāstadā || 9 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 61.9 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 (61.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyut, Sampata, Janana, Shakracapa, Vibhushita, Timira, Timiri, Ritam, Rita, Akasha, Cakru, Tad, Yushmad, Jalada, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 61.9). 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: “vidyutsaṃpātajananāḥ śakracāpavibhūṣitāḥ
  • vidyut -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sampāta -
  • sampāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sampāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jananāḥ -
  • janana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śakracāpa -
  • śakracāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣitāḥ -
  • vibhūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vibhūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “timirāvṛtamākāśaṃ cakruste jaladāstadā
  • timirāvṛ -
  • timira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    timiri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ākāśam -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cakrus -
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • jaladās -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 61.9

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 61.9 in Telugu sript:
విద్యుత్సంపాతజననాః శక్రచాపవిభూషితాః ।
తిమిరావృతమాకాశం చక్రుస్తే జలదాస్తదా ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 61.9 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્યુત્સંપાતજનનાઃ શક્રચાપવિભૂષિતાઃ ।
તિમિરાવૃતમાકાશં ચક્રુસ્તે જલદાસ્તદા ॥ ૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 61.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಸಂಪಾತಜನನಾಃ ಶಕ್ರಚಾಪವಿಭೂಷಿತಾಃ ।
ತಿಮಿರಾವೃತಮಾಕಾಶಂ ಚಕ್ರುಸ್ತೇ ಜಲದಾಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೯ ॥

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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