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 71.12

तस्मै चुक्रोध वै कृष्णो रजकायाल्पमेधसे ।
प्राप्तारिष्टाय मूर्खाय सृजते वाङ्मयं विषम् ॥ १२ ॥

tasmai cukrodha vai kṛṣṇo rajakāyālpamedhase |
prāptāriṣṭāya mūrkhāya sṛjate vāṅmayaṃ viṣam || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 71.12 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 (71.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Krishna, Rajaka, Alpamedhas, Alpamedhasa, Prapta, Arishta, Murkha, Srijati, Srijat, Vanmaya, Vish, Visha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 71.12). 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: “tasmai cukrodha vai kṛṣṇo rajakāyālpamedhase
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • cukrodha -
  • krudh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rajakāyā -
  • rajaka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • alpamedhase -
  • alpamedhas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    alpamedhas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    alpamedhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “prāptāriṣṭāya mūrkhāya sṛjate vāṅmayaṃ viṣam
  • prāptā -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ariṣṭāya -
  • ariṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ariṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mūrkhāya -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mūrkha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sṛjate -
  • sṛjati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • vāṅmayam -
  • vāṅmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāṅmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 71.12

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 71.12 in Telugu sript:
తస్మై చుక్రోధ వై కృష్ణో రజకాయాల్పమేధసే ।
ప్రాప్తారిష్టాయ మూర్ఖాయ సృజతే వాఙ్మయం విషమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 71.12 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મૈ ચુક્રોધ વૈ કૃષ્ણો રજકાયાલ્પમેધસે ।
પ્રાપ્તારિષ્ટાય મૂર્ખાય સૃજતે વાઙ્મયં વિષમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 71.12 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮೈ ಚುಕ್ರೋಧ ವೈ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ರಜಕಾಯಾಲ್ಪಮೇಧಸೇ ।
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾರಿಷ್ಟಾಯ ಮೂರ್ಖಾಯ ಸೃಜತೇ ವಾಙ್ಮಯಂ ವಿಷಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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