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 76.20

नन्दगोपश्च दुर्मेधाः पापेष्वभिरतो मम ।
आयसैर्निगडाकारैर्लोहपाशैर्निगृह्यताम् ॥ २० ॥

nandagopaśca durmedhāḥ pāpeṣvabhirato mama |
āyasairnigaḍākārairlohapāśairnigṛhyatām || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 76.20 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 (76.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nandagopa, Durmedha, Durmedhas, Papa, Abhirata, Asmad, Ayasa, Nigada, Akara, Lohapasha, Nigrihya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 76.20). 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: “nandagopaśca durmedhāḥ pāpeṣvabhirato mama
  • nandagopaś -
  • nandagopa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durmedhāḥ -
  • durmedha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    durmedhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    durmedhas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpeṣva -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • abhirato* -
  • abhirata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 2: “āyasairnigaḍākārairlohapāśairnigṛhyatām
  • āyasair -
  • āyasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āyasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nigaḍā -
  • nigaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigaḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigaḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akārair -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • lohapāśair -
  • lohapāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nigṛhya -
  • nigṛhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 76.20

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 76.20 in Telugu sript:
నన్దగోపశ్చ దుర్మేధాః పాపేష్వభిరతో మమ ।
ఆయసైర్నిగడాకారైర్లోహపాశైర్నిగృహ్యతామ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 76.20 in Gujarati sript:
નન્દગોપશ્ચ દુર્મેધાઃ પાપેષ્વભિરતો મમ ।
આયસૈર્નિગડાકારૈર્લોહપાશૈર્નિગૃહ્યતામ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 76.20 in Kannada sript:
ನನ್ದಗೋಪಶ್ಚ ದುರ್ಮೇಧಾಃ ಪಾಪೇಷ್ವಭಿರತೋ ಮಮ ।
ಆಯಸೈರ್ನಿಗಡಾಕಾರೈರ್ಲೋಹಪಾಶೈರ್ನಿಗೃಹ್ಯತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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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