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 116.24

बहुयाचनका लोका दास्यन्ते च परस्परम् ।
अविचार्य ग्रहीष्यन्ति दानं वर्णान्तरात्तथा ।
राजचोरादिदण्डार्तो जनः क्षयमुपैष्यति ॥ २४ ॥

bahuyācanakā lokā dāsyante ca parasparam |
avicārya grahīṣyanti dānaṃ varṇāntarāttathā |
rājacorādidaṇḍārto janaḥ kṣayamupaiṣyati || 24 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 116.24 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 (116.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahu, Yacanaka, Loka, Parasparam, Paraspara, Avicarya, Grahishyat, Grahishyanti, Dana, Varnantara, Tatha, Raja, Cora, Idam, Arta, Jana, Janas, Kshaya, Upa, Eshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 116.24). 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: “bahuyācanakā lokā dāsyante ca parasparam
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yācanakā* -
  • yācanaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lokā* -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dāsyante -
  • (verb class 1)
    [future middle third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [future middle third plural]
    dās (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    dās (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
    das (verb class 0)
    [present passive third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “avicārya grahīṣyanti dānaṃ varṇāntarāttathā
  • avicārya -
  • avicārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avicārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grahīṣyanti -
  • grah -> grahīṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> grahīṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grahīṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah (verb class 9)
    [future active third plural]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇāntarāt -
  • varṇāntara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “rājacorādidaṇḍārto janaḥ kṣayamupaiṣyati
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • corād -
  • cora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • idaṇ -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ḍā -
  • ḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārto* -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eṣyati -
  • eṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 116.24

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 116.24 in Telugu sript:
బహుయాచనకా లోకా దాస్యన్తే చ పరస్పరమ్ ।
అవిచార్య గ్రహీష్యన్తి దానం వర్ణాన్తరాత్తథా ।
రాజచోరాదిదణ్డార్తో జనః క్షయముపైష్యతి ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 116.24 in Gujarati sript:
બહુયાચનકા લોકા દાસ્યન્તે ચ પરસ્પરમ્ ।
અવિચાર્ય ગ્રહીષ્યન્તિ દાનં વર્ણાન્તરાત્તથા ।
રાજચોરાદિદણ્ડાર્તો જનઃ ક્ષયમુપૈષ્યતિ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 116.24 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹುಯಾಚನಕಾ ಲೋಕಾ ದಾಸ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಚ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ।
ಅವಿಚಾರ್ಯ ಗ್ರಹೀಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ದಾನಂ ವರ್ಣಾನ್ತರಾತ್ತಥಾ ।
ರಾಜಚೋರಾದಿದಣ್ಡಾರ್ತೋ ಜನಃ ಕ್ಷಯಮುಪೈಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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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