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 77.12

अहो कालो महावीर्यो येन पर्यायकर्मणा ।
अस्मासु प्रेक्षमाणासु त्वमाक्षिप्याशु नीयसे ।
कालतुल्यः सपत्नानां त्वं क्षिप्रमपनीयसे ॥ १२ ॥

aho kālo mahāvīryo yena paryāyakarmaṇā |
asmāsu prekṣamāṇāsu tvamākṣipyāśu nīyase |
kālatulyaḥ sapatnānāṃ tvaṃ kṣipramapanīyase || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 77.12 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 (77.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahu, Kala, Mahavirya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Paryaya, Karman, Asmad, Asu, Tva, Yushmad, Kship, Ashu, Kalatulya, Sapatna, Kshipram, Kshipra, Apani, Iyasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 77.12). 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: “aho kālo mahāvīryo yena paryāyakarmaṇā
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvīryo* -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paryāya -
  • paryāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “asmāsu prekṣamāṇāsu tvamākṣipyāśu nīyase
  • asmāsu -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative plural]
  • prekṣam -
  • prekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣipyā -
  • kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣip]
    kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣip]
    kṣip (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣip (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nīyase -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive second single]
  • Line 3: “kālatulyaḥ sapatnānāṃ tvaṃ kṣipramapanīyase
  • kālatulyaḥ -
  • kālatulya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sapatnānām -
  • sapatna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apanī -
  • apanī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    apanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    apanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iyase -
  • iyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 77.12

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 77.12 in Telugu sript:
అహో కాలో మహావీర్యో యేన పర్యాయకర్మణా ।
అస్మాసు ప్రేక్షమాణాసు త్వమాక్షిప్యాశు నీయసే ।
కాలతుల్యః సపత్నానాం త్వం క్షిప్రమపనీయసే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 77.12 in Gujarati sript:
અહો કાલો મહાવીર્યો યેન પર્યાયકર્મણા ।
અસ્માસુ પ્રેક્ષમાણાસુ ત્વમાક્ષિપ્યાશુ નીયસે ।
કાલતુલ્યઃ સપત્નાનાં ત્વં ક્ષિપ્રમપનીયસે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 77.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹೋ ಕಾಲೋ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯೋ ಯೇನ ಪರ್ಯಾಯಕರ್ಮಣಾ ।
ಅಸ್ಮಾಸು ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಮಾಣಾಸು ತ್ವಮಾಕ್ಷಿಪ್ಯಾಶು ನೀಯಸೇ ।
ಕಾಲತುಲ್ಯಃ ಸಪತ್ನಾನಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮಪನೀಯಸೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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