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 117.15

विप्ररूपाणि रक्षांसि राजानः कर्णवेदिनः ।
चरिष्यन्ति वसुंधरां ।
प्रनष्टवर्णधर्माश्च ।
पृथिवीमुपभोक्ष्यन्ति युगान्ते प्रत्युपस्थिते ॥ १५ ॥

viprarūpāṇi rakṣāṃsi rājānaḥ karṇavedinaḥ |
cariṣyanti vasuṃdharāṃ |
pranaṣṭavarṇadharmāśca |
pṛthivīmupabhokṣyanti yugānte pratyupasthite || 15 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 117.15 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 (117.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Viprarupa, Rakshas, Rajan, Rajana, Karna, Vedi, Vedin, Vasundhara, Pranashta, Varnadharma, Prithivi, Upa, Yuganta, Pratyupasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 117.15). 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: “viprarūpāṇi rakṣāṃsi rājānaḥ karṇavedinaḥ
  • viprarūpāṇi -
  • viprarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rakṣāṃsi -
  • rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājānaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedinaḥ -
  • vedi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vedin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vedin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “cariṣyanti vasuṃdharāṃ
  • cariṣyanti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • vasundharām -
  • vasundharā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “pranaṣṭavarṇadharmāśca
  • pranaṣṭa -
  • pranaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pranaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇadharmāś -
  • varṇadharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “pṛthivīmupabhokṣyanti yugānte pratyupasthite
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhokṣyanti -
  • bhuj (verb class 6)
    [future active third plural]
  • yugānte -
  • yugānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pratyupasthite -
  • pratyupasthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratyupasthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratyupasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 117.15

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 117.15 in Telugu sript:
విప్రరూపాణి రక్షాంసి రాజానః కర్ణవేదినః ।
చరిష్యన్తి వసుంధరాం ।
ప్రనష్టవర్ణధర్మాశ్చ ।
పృథివీముపభోక్ష్యన్తి యుగాన్తే ప్రత్యుపస్థితే ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 117.15 in Gujarati sript:
વિપ્રરૂપાણિ રક્ષાંસિ રાજાનઃ કર્ણવેદિનઃ ।
ચરિષ્યન્તિ વસુંધરાં ।
પ્રનષ્ટવર્ણધર્માશ્ચ ।
પૃથિવીમુપભોક્ષ્યન્તિ યુગાન્તે પ્રત્યુપસ્થિતે ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 117.15 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಪ್ರರೂಪಾಣಿ ರಕ್ಷಾಂಸಿ ರಾಜಾನಃ ಕರ್ಣವೇದಿನಃ ।
ಚರಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ವಸುಂಧರಾಂ ।
ಪ್ರನಷ್ಟವರ್ಣಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಪೃಥಿವೀಮುಪಭೋಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಯುಗಾನ್ತೇ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುಪಸ್ಥಿತೇ ॥ 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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