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 117.13

कषायोपप्लवे काले ज्ञानविद्याप्रणाशने ।
सिद्धिमल्पेन कालेन यास्यन्ति निरुपस्कृताः ॥ १३ ॥

kaṣāyopaplave kāle jñānavidyāpraṇāśane |
siddhimalpena kālena yāsyanti nirupaskṛtāḥ || 13 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 117.13 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 (117.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kasha, Kashaya, Upaplava, Kale, Kala, Jnana, Vidya, Pranashana, Siddhi, Alpena, Alpa, Kalena, Yasyat, Yasyanti, Nirupaskrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 117.13). 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: “kaṣāyopaplave kāle jñānavidyāpraṇāśane
  • kaṣāyo -
  • kaṣāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṣāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kaṣa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kaṣāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaplave -
  • upaplava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyā -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • praṇāśane -
  • praṇāśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    praṇāśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “siddhimalpena kālena yāsyanti nirupaskṛtāḥ
  • siddhim -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • alpena -
  • alpena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yāsyanti -
  • -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
  • nirupaskṛtāḥ -
  • nirupaskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirupaskṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 117.13

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 117.13 in Telugu sript:
కషాయోపప్లవే కాలే జ్ఞానవిద్యాప్రణాశనే ।
సిద్ధిమల్పేన కాలేన యాస్యన్తి నిరుపస్కృతాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 117.13 in Gujarati sript:
કષાયોપપ્લવે કાલે જ્ઞાનવિદ્યાપ્રણાશને ।
સિદ્ધિમલ્પેન કાલેન યાસ્યન્તિ નિરુપસ્કૃતાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 117.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕಷಾಯೋಪಪ್ಲವೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಜ್ಞಾನವಿದ್ಯಾಪ್ರಣಾಶನೇ ।
ಸಿದ್ಧಿಮಲ್ಪೇನ ಕಾಲೇನ ಯಾಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ನಿರುಪಸ್ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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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