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 116.15

शुक्लदन्ताजिताक्षाश्च मुण्डाः काषायवाससः ।
शूद्रा धर्मं चरिष्यन्ति शाक्यबुद्धोपजीविनः ॥ १५ ॥

śukladantājitākṣāśca muṇḍāḥ kāṣāyavāsasaḥ |
śūdrā dharmaṃ cariṣyanti śākyabuddhopajīvinaḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 116.15 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 (116.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukladanta, Ajita, Aksha, Munda, Kashayavasas, Shudra, Dharma, Shakyabuddha, Upajivin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 116.15). 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: “śukladantājitākṣāśca muṇḍāḥ kāṣāyavāsasaḥ
  • śukladantā -
  • śukladanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śukladanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajitā -
  • ajita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • akṣāś -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muṇḍāḥ -
  • muṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāṣāyavāsasaḥ -
  • kāṣāyavāsas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kāṣāyavāsas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śūdrā dharmaṃ cariṣyanti śākyabuddhopajīvinaḥ
  • śūdrā* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cariṣyanti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • śākyabuddho -
  • śākyabuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upajīvinaḥ -
  • upajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    upajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 116.15

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 116.15 in Telugu sript:
శుక్లదన్తాజితాక్షాశ్చ ముణ్డాః కాషాయవాససః ।
శూద్రా ధర్మం చరిష్యన్తి శాక్యబుద్ధోపజీవినః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 116.15 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્લદન્તાજિતાક્ષાશ્ચ મુણ્ડાઃ કાષાયવાસસઃ ।
શૂદ્રા ધર્મં ચરિષ્યન્તિ શાક્યબુદ્ધોપજીવિનઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 116.15 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲದನ್ತಾಜಿತಾಕ್ಷಾಶ್ಚ ಮುಣ್ಡಾಃ ಕಾಷಾಯವಾಸಸಃ ।
ಶೂದ್ರಾ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಚರಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಶಾಕ್ಯಬುದ್ಧೋಪಜೀವಿನಃ ॥ 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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