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 116.12

अट्टशूला जनपदाः शिवशूलाश्चतुष्पथाः ।
प्रमदाः केशशूलाश्च भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये ॥ १२ ॥

aṭṭaśūlā janapadāḥ śivaśūlāścatuṣpathāḥ |
pramadāḥ keśaśūlāśca bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 116.12 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 (116.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atta, Shula, Janapada, Shiva, Catushpatha, Pramada, Keshashula, Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Yugakshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 116.12). 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: “aṭṭaśūlā janapadāḥ śivaśūlāścatuṣpathāḥ
  • aṭṭa -
  • aṭṭa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aṭṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṭṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṭṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śūlā* -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janapadāḥ -
  • janapada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūlāś -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • catuṣpathāḥ -
  • catuṣpatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “pramadāḥ keśaśūlāśca bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye
  • pramadāḥ -
  • pramada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pramadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • keśaśūlā -
  • keśaśūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaviṣyanti -
  • bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • yugakṣaye -
  • yugakṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 116.12

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 116.12 in Telugu sript:
అట్టశూలా జనపదాః శివశూలాశ్చతుష్పథాః ।
ప్రమదాః కేశశూలాశ్చ భవిష్యన్తి యుగక్షయే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 116.12 in Gujarati sript:
અટ્ટશૂલા જનપદાઃ શિવશૂલાશ્ચતુષ્પથાઃ ।
પ્રમદાઃ કેશશૂલાશ્ચ ભવિષ્યન્તિ યુગક્ષયે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 116.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಟ್ಟಶೂಲಾ ಜನಪದಾಃ ಶಿವಶೂಲಾಶ್ಚತುಷ್ಪಥಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಮದಾಃ ಕೇಶಶೂಲಾಶ್ಚ ಭವಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಯುಗಕ್ಷಯೇ ॥ 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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