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 67.56

हयस्यास्य महेन्द्रोऽपि बिभेति बलसूदनः ।
कुर्वाणस्य वपुर्घोरं केशिनो दुष्टचेतसः ॥ ५६ ॥

hayasyāsya mahendro'pi bibheti balasūdanaḥ |
kurvāṇasya vapurghoraṃ keśino duṣṭacetasaḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 67.56 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 (67.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Haya, Idam, Mahendra, Api, Balasudana, Kurvana, Vapu, Vapus, Ghoram, Ghora, Keshin, Dushtacetas, Dushtacetasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 67.56). 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: “hayasyāsya mahendro'pi bibheti balasūdanaḥ
  • hayasyā -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahendro' -
  • mahendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bibheti -
  • bhī (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • balasūdanaḥ -
  • balasūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kurvāṇasya vapurghoraṃ keśino duṣṭacetasaḥ
  • kurvāṇasya -
  • kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kurvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • vapur -
  • vapus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • keśino* -
  • keśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    keśin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • duṣṭacetasaḥ -
  • duṣṭacetas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    duṣṭacetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    duṣṭacetasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 67.56

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 67.56 in Telugu sript:
హయస్యాస్య మహేన్ద్రోఽపి బిభేతి బలసూదనః ।
కుర్వాణస్య వపుర్ఘోరం కేశినో దుష్టచేతసః ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 67.56 in Gujarati sript:
હયસ્યાસ્ય મહેન્દ્રોઽપિ બિભેતિ બલસૂદનઃ ।
કુર્વાણસ્ય વપુર્ઘોરં કેશિનો દુષ્ટચેતસઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 67.56 in Kannada sript:
ಹಯಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರೋಽಪಿ ಬಿಭೇತಿ ಬಲಸೂದನಃ ।
ಕುರ್ವಾಣಸ್ಯ ವಪುರ್ಘೋರಂ ಕೇಶಿನೋ ದುಷ್ಟಚೇತಸಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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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