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 76.21

वसुदेवश्च दुर्वृत्तो नित्यं छद्मचरो मम ।
अवृद्धार्हेण दण्डेन क्षिप्रमद्यैव वध्यताम् ॥ २१ ॥

vasudevaśca durvṛtto nityaṃ chadmacaro mama |
avṛddhārheṇa daṇḍena kṣipramadyaiva vadhyatām || 21 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 76.21 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 (76.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudeva, Durvritta, Nityam, Nitya, Chadman, Cara, Asmad, Riddha, Arha, Danda, Kshipram, Kshipra, Adyaiva, Vadhyat, Vadhyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 76.21). 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: “vasudevaśca durvṛtto nityaṃ chadmacaro mama
  • vasudevaś -
  • vasudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durvṛtto* -
  • durvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • chadma -
  • chadman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caro* -
  • cara (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: “avṛddhārheṇa daṇḍena kṣipramadyaiva vadhyatām
  • avṛ -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛddhā -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arheṇa -
  • arha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    arha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • daṇḍena -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adyaiva -
  • adyaiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vadhyatām -
  • vadhyat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vadhyat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vadhyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 76.21

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 76.21 in Telugu sript:
వసుదేవశ్చ దుర్వృత్తో నిత్యం ఛద్మచరో మమ ।
అవృద్ధార్హేణ దణ్డేన క్షిప్రమద్యైవ వధ్యతామ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 76.21 in Gujarati sript:
વસુદેવશ્ચ દુર્વૃત્તો નિત્યં છદ્મચરો મમ ।
અવૃદ્ધાર્હેણ દણ્ડેન ક્ષિપ્રમદ્યૈવ વધ્યતામ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 76.21 in Kannada sript:
ವಸುದೇವಶ್ಚ ದುರ್ವೃತ್ತೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಛದ್ಮಚರೋ ಮಮ ।
ಅವೃದ್ಧಾರ್ಹೇಣ ದಣ್ಡೇನ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮದ್ಯೈವ ವಧ್ಯತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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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