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 116.18

तथा द्विहायना दम्यास्तथा पल्वलकर्षकाः ।
चित्रवर्षी च पर्जन्यो युगे क्षीणे भविष्यति ॥ १८ ॥

tathā dvihāyanā damyāstathā palvalakarṣakāḥ |
citravarṣī ca parjanyo yuge kṣīṇe bhaviṣyati || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 116.18 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 (116.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Dvihayana, Damya, Palvalakarshaka, Citravarshin, Parjani, Parjanya, Yuga, Kshina, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 116.18). 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: “tathā dvihāyanā damyāstathā palvalakarṣakāḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvihāyanā* -
  • dvihāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • damyās -
  • damya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    damyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dam -> damya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dam], [vocative plural from √dam]
    dam -> damyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dam], [vocative plural from √dam], [accusative plural from √dam]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • palvalakarṣakāḥ -
  • palvalakarṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    palvalakarṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “citravarṣī ca parjanyo yuge kṣīṇe bhaviṣyati
  • citravarṣī -
  • citravarṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parjanyo* -
  • parjanī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parjanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kṣīṇe -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 116.18

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 116.18 in Telugu sript:
తథా ద్విహాయనా దమ్యాస్తథా పల్వలకర్షకాః ।
చిత్రవర్షీ చ పర్జన్యో యుగే క్షీణే భవిష్యతి ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 116.18 in Gujarati sript:
તથા દ્વિહાયના દમ્યાસ્તથા પલ્વલકર્ષકાઃ ।
ચિત્રવર્ષી ચ પર્જન્યો યુગે ક્ષીણે ભવિષ્યતિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 116.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ದ್ವಿಹಾಯನಾ ದಮ್ಯಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಪಲ್ವಲಕರ್ಷಕಾಃ ।
ಚಿತ್ರವರ್ಷೀ ಚ ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯೋ ಯುಗೇ ಕ್ಷೀಣೇ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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