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 115.21

राजसूये ह्यसंहार्ये यज्ञाङ्गैश्च दुरासदैः ।
मिथ्याप्रणीते यज्ञाङ्गे प्रजानां संक्षयो ध्रुवः ॥ २१ ॥

rājasūye hyasaṃhārye yajñāṅgaiśca durāsadaiḥ |
mithyāpraṇīte yajñāṅge prajānāṃ saṃkṣayo dhruvaḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 115.21 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 (115.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajasuya, Asamharya, Yajnanga, Durasada, Mithya, Apranita, Praja, Prajana, Sankshaya, Dhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 115.21). 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: “rājasūye hyasaṃhārye yajñāṅgaiśca durāsadaiḥ
  • rājasūye -
  • rājasūya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājasūya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • asaṃhārye -
  • asaṃhārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asaṃhārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    asaṃhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yajñāṅgaiś -
  • yajñāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yajñāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durāsadaiḥ -
  • durāsada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    durāsada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “mithyāpraṇīte yajñāṅge prajānāṃ saṃkṣayo dhruvaḥ
  • mithyā -
  • mithyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mith -> mithya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mith]
    mithya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mithya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apraṇīte -
  • apraṇīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apraṇīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apraṇītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yajñāṅge -
  • yajñāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yajñāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yajñāṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṅkṣayo* -
  • saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhruvaḥ -
  • dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 115.21

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 115.21 in Telugu sript:
రాజసూయే హ్యసంహార్యే యజ్ఞాఙ్గైశ్చ దురాసదైః ।
మిథ్యాప్రణీతే యజ్ఞాఙ్గే ప్రజానాం సంక్షయో ధ్రువః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 115.21 in Gujarati sript:
રાજસૂયે હ્યસંહાર્યે યજ્ઞાઙ્ગૈશ્ચ દુરાસદૈઃ ।
મિથ્યાપ્રણીતે યજ્ઞાઙ્ગે પ્રજાનાં સંક્ષયો ધ્રુવઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 115.21 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜಸೂಯೇ ಹ್ಯಸಂಹಾರ್ಯೇ ಯಜ್ಞಾಙ್ಗೈಶ್ಚ ದುರಾಸದೈಃ ।
ಮಿಥ್ಯಾಪ್ರಣೀತೇ ಯಜ್ಞಾಙ್ಗೇ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಂ ಸಂಕ್ಷಯೋ ಧ್ರುವಃ ॥ 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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