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 116.14

तपोयज्ञार्थवेदानां विक्रेतारो द्विजातयः ।
ऋतवश्च भविष्यन्ति विपरीता युगक्षये ॥ १४ ॥

tapoyajñārthavedānāṃ vikretāro dvijātayaḥ |
ṛtavaśca bhaviṣyanti viparītā yugakṣaye || 14 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 116.14 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 (116.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tapoyajna, Artha, Veda, Vikretri, Dvijati, Ritu, Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Viparita, Yugakshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 116.14). 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: “tapoyajñārthavedānāṃ vikretāro dvijātayaḥ
  • tapoyajñā -
  • tapoyajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapoyajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapoyajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vedānām -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vikretāro* -
  • vikretṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvijātayaḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ṛtavaśca bhaviṣyanti viparītā yugakṣaye
  • ṛtavaś -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • viparītā* -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 116.14

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 116.14 in Telugu sript:
తపోయజ్ఞార్థవేదానాం విక్రేతారో ద్విజాతయః ।
ఋతవశ్చ భవిష్యన్తి విపరీతా యుగక్షయే ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 116.14 in Gujarati sript:
તપોયજ્ઞાર્થવેદાનાં વિક્રેતારો દ્વિજાતયઃ ।
ઋતવશ્ચ ભવિષ્યન્તિ વિપરીતા યુગક્ષયે ॥ ૧૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 116.14 in Kannada sript:
ತಪೋಯಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥವೇದಾನಾಂ ವಿಕ್ರೇತಾರೋ ದ್ವಿಜಾತಯಃ ।
ಋತವಶ್ಚ ಭವಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ವಿಪರೀತಾ ಯುಗಕ್ಷಯೇ ॥ 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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