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 8.20

तं शशाप ततः क्रोधात्सवर्णा जननी तदा ।
चरणः पततामेष तवेति भृशदुःखिता ॥ २० ॥

taṃ śaśāpa tataḥ krodhātsavarṇā jananī tadā |
caraṇaḥ patatāmeṣa taveti bhṛśaduḥkhitā || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 8.20 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 (8.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Krodha, Savarna, Janani, Tada, Carana, Patat, Esha, Yushmad, Iti, Bhrishaduhkhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 8.20). 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: “taṃ śaśāpa tataḥ krodhātsavarṇā jananī tadā
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaśāpa -
  • śap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    śap (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • krodhāt -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • savarṇā* -
  • savarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    savarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jananī -
  • jananī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    janani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “caraṇaḥ patatāmeṣa taveti bhṛśaduḥkhitā
  • caraṇaḥ -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patatām -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tave -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhṛśaduḥkhitā -
  • bhṛśaduḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 8.20

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 8.20 in Telugu sript:
తం శశాప తతః క్రోధాత్సవర్ణా జననీ తదా ।
చరణః పతతామేష తవేతి భృశదుఃఖితా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 8.20 in Gujarati sript:
તં શશાપ તતઃ ક્રોધાત્સવર્ણા જનની તદા ।
ચરણઃ પતતામેષ તવેતિ ભૃશદુઃખિતા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 8.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಶಶಾಪ ತತಃ ಕ್ರೋಧಾತ್ಸವರ್ಣಾ ಜನನೀ ತದಾ ।
ಚರಣಃ ಪತತಾಮೇಷ ತವೇತಿ ಭೃಶದುಃಖಿತಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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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