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 115.15

दुःसहानां यथा ध्वंसो राजन्यानामुपप्लवः ।
राजसूयं तथा मन्ये युद्धार्थमुपकल्पितम् ॥ १५ ॥

duḥsahānāṃ yathā dhvaṃso rājanyānāmupaplavaḥ |
rājasūyaṃ tathā manye yuddhārthamupakalpitam || 15 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 115.15 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 (115.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duhsaha, Yatha, Dhvamsa, Rajanya, Upaplava, Rajasuya, Tatha, Manya, Mani, Yuddha, Artha, Upakalpita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 115.15). 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: “duḥsahānāṃ yathā dhvaṃso rājanyānāmupaplavaḥ
  • duḥsahānām -
  • duḥsaha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    duḥsaha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    duḥsahā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhvaṃso* -
  • dhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājanyānām -
  • rājanya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rājanya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rājanyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • upaplavaḥ -
  • upaplava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rājasūyaṃ tathā manye yuddhārthamupakalpitam
  • rājasūyam -
  • rājasūya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājasūya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • yuddhā -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upakalpitam -
  • upakalpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upakalpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upakalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 115.15

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 115.15 in Telugu sript:
దుఃసహానాం యథా ధ్వంసో రాజన్యానాముపప్లవః ।
రాజసూయం తథా మన్యే యుద్ధార్థముపకల్పితమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 115.15 in Gujarati sript:
દુઃસહાનાં યથા ધ્વંસો રાજન્યાનામુપપ્લવઃ ।
રાજસૂયં તથા મન્યે યુદ્ધાર્થમુપકલ્પિતમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 115.15 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಸಹಾನಾಂ ಯಥಾ ಧ್ವಂಸೋ ರಾಜನ್ಯಾನಾಮುಪಪ್ಲವಃ ।
ರಾಜಸೂಯಂ ತಥಾ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಯುದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಮುಪಕಲ್ಪಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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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