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 116.8

शिल्पवन्तोऽनृतपराः नरा मद्यामिषप्रियाः ।
परं धर्मं हनिष्यन्ति मनुष्या मन्दबुद्धयः ।
भार्यामित्रा भविष्यन्ति युगान्ते जनमेजय ॥ ८ ॥

śilpavanto'nṛtaparāḥ narā madyāmiṣapriyāḥ |
paraṃ dharmaṃ haniṣyanti manuṣyā mandabuddhayaḥ |
bhāryāmitrā bhaviṣyanti yugānte janamejaya || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 116.8 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 (116.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shilpavat, Anrita, Para, Nara, Madi, Madya, Isha, Ishan, Pri, Priya, Param, Dharma, Hanishyat, Hanishyanti, Manushi, Manushya, Mandabuddhi, Bhari, Bharin, Bharya, Amitra, Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Yuganta, Janamejaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 116.8). 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: “śilpavanto'nṛtaparāḥ narā madyāmiṣapriyāḥ
  • śilpavanto' -
  • śilpavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • anṛta -
  • anṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāḥ -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narā* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madyām -
  • madi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    madī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    madyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mad -> madyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √mad]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • priyāḥ -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “paraṃ dharmaṃ haniṣyanti manuṣyā mandabuddhayaḥ
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • haniṣyanti -
  • han -> haniṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> haniṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    han (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
  • manuṣyā* -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mandabuddhayaḥ -
  • mandabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mandabuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “bhāryāmitrā bhaviṣyanti yugānte janamejaya
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhṛ]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • āmitrā* -
  • āmitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaviṣyanti -
  • bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • yugānte -
  • yugānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • janamejaya -
  • janamejaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 116.8

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 116.8 in Telugu sript:
శిల్పవన్తోఽనృతపరాః నరా మద్యామిషప్రియాః ।
పరం ధర్మం హనిష్యన్తి మనుష్యా మన్దబుద్ధయః ।
భార్యామిత్రా భవిష్యన్తి యుగాన్తే జనమేజయ ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 116.8 in Gujarati sript:
શિલ્પવન્તોઽનૃતપરાઃ નરા મદ્યામિષપ્રિયાઃ ।
પરં ધર્મં હનિષ્યન્તિ મનુષ્યા મન્દબુદ્ધયઃ ।
ભાર્યામિત્રા ભવિષ્યન્તિ યુગાન્તે જનમેજય ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 116.8 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಲ್ಪವನ್ತೋಽನೃತಪರಾಃ ನರಾ ಮದ್ಯಾಮಿಷಪ್ರಿಯಾಃ ।
ಪರಂ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಹನಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾ ಮನ್ದಬುದ್ಧಯಃ ।
ಭಾರ್ಯಾಮಿತ್ರಾ ಭವಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಯುಗಾನ್ತೇ ಜನಮೇಜಯ ॥ ೮ ॥

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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