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 99.14

विद्युत्संपातचपलः स्वभावः खलु योषिताम् ।
या नरेषु प्रसज्जन्ते नगाग्रेषु घना इव ॥ १४ ॥

vidyutsaṃpātacapalaḥ svabhāvaḥ khalu yoṣitām |
yā nareṣu prasajjante nagāgreṣu ghanā iva || 14 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 99.14 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 (99.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyut, Sampata, Capala, Svabhava, Khalu, Yoshit, Yoshita, Nara, Pra, Nagagra, Ghana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 99.14). 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: “vidyutsaṃpātacapalaḥ svabhāvaḥ khalu yoṣitām
  • 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]
  • capalaḥ -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svabhāvaḥ -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yoṣitām -
  • yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yoṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ nareṣu prasajjante nagāgreṣu ghanā iva
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nareṣu -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sajjante -
  • sajj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    sañj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • nagāgreṣu -
  • nagāgra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ghanā* -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 99.14

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 99.14 in Telugu sript:
విద్యుత్సంపాతచపలః స్వభావః ఖలు యోషితామ్ ।
యా నరేషు ప్రసజ్జన్తే నగాగ్రేషు ఘనా ఇవ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 99.14 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્યુત્સંપાતચપલઃ સ્વભાવઃ ખલુ યોષિતામ્ ।
યા નરેષુ પ્રસજ્જન્તે નગાગ્રેષુ ઘના ઇવ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 99.14 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಸಂಪಾತಚಪಲಃ ಸ್ವಭಾವಃ ಖಲು ಯೋಷಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಯಾ ನರೇಷು ಪ್ರಸಜ್ಜನ್ತೇ ನಗಾಗ್ರೇಷು ಘನಾ ಇವ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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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