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 104.5

तमस्तच्च कथं घोरं घनं चक्रेण पाटितम् ।
यच्च तत्परमं तेजः प्रविष्टोऽसि कुतश्च तत् ॥ ५ ॥

tamastacca kathaṃ ghoraṃ ghanaṃ cakreṇa pāṭitam |
yacca tatparamaṃ tejaḥ praviṣṭo'si kutaśca tat || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 104.5 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 (104.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tama, Tamas, Tat, Tad, Katham, Katha, Ghoram, Ghora, Ghanam, Ghana, Cakra, Patita, Yat, Yad, Tatpara, Teja, Tejas, Pravishta, Asi, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 104.5). 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: “tamastacca kathaṃ ghoraṃ ghanaṃ cakreṇa pāṭitam
  • tamas -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ghanam -
  • ghanam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakreṇa -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāṭitam -
  • pāṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    paṭ -> pāṭita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √paṭ]
    paṭ -> pāṭita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √paṭ]
    paṭ -> pāṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √paṭ]
    paṭ -> pāṭita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √paṭ]
    paṭ -> pāṭita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √paṭ], [accusative single from √paṭ]
  • Line 2: “yacca tatparamaṃ tejaḥ praviṣṭo'si kutaśca tat
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatparam -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tejaḥ -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praviṣṭo' -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • kutaś -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 104.5

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 104.5 in Telugu sript:
తమస్తచ్చ కథం ఘోరం ఘనం చక్రేణ పాటితమ్ ।
యచ్చ తత్పరమం తేజః ప్రవిష్టోఽసి కుతశ్చ తత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 104.5 in Gujarati sript:
તમસ્તચ્ચ કથં ઘોરં ઘનં ચક્રેણ પાટિતમ્ ।
યચ્ચ તત્પરમં તેજઃ પ્રવિષ્ટોઽસિ કુતશ્ચ તત્ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 104.5 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಸ್ತಚ್ಚ ಕಥಂ ಘೋರಂ ಘನಂ ಚಕ್ರೇಣ ಪಾಟಿತಮ್ ।
ಯಚ್ಚ ತತ್ಪರಮಂ ತೇಜಃ ಪ್ರವಿಷ್ಟೋಽಸಿ ಕುತಶ್ಚ ತತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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