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 117.17

मूर्खाः स्वार्थपरा लुब्धाः क्षुद्राः क्षुद्रपरिच्छदाः ।
व्यवाहारोपवृत्ताश्च च्युता धर्माच्च शाश्वतात् ॥ १७ ॥

mūrkhāḥ svārthaparā lubdhāḥ kṣudrāḥ kṣudraparicchadāḥ |
vyavāhāropavṛttāśca cyutā dharmācca śāśvatāt || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 117.17 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 (117.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Murkha, Svarthapara, Lubdha, Kshudra, Paricchada, Vya, Avaha, Aropa, Vritta, Cyuta, Dharmat, Dharma, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 117.17). 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: “mūrkhāḥ svārthaparā lubdhāḥ kṣudrāḥ kṣudraparicchadāḥ
  • mūrkhāḥ -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūrkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svārthaparā* -
  • svārthapara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svārthaparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lubdhāḥ -
  • lubdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lubdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lubh class 6 verb]
    lubh -> lubdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lubh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √lubh class 6 verb]
  • kṣudrāḥ -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣudra -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paricchadāḥ -
  • paricchada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paricchadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vyavāhāropavṛttāśca cyutā dharmācca śāśvatāt
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avāhā -
  • avāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āropa -
  • āropa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttāś -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cyutā* -
  • cyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmāc -
  • dharmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāśvatāt -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śāśvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 117.17

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 117.17 in Telugu sript:
మూర్ఖాః స్వార్థపరా లుబ్ధాః క్షుద్రాః క్షుద్రపరిచ్ఛదాః ।
వ్యవాహారోపవృత్తాశ్చ చ్యుతా ధర్మాచ్చ శాశ్వతాత్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 117.17 in Gujarati sript:
મૂર્ખાઃ સ્વાર્થપરા લુબ્ધાઃ ક્ષુદ્રાઃ ક્ષુદ્રપરિચ્છદાઃ ।
વ્યવાહારોપવૃત્તાશ્ચ ચ્યુતા ધર્માચ્ચ શાશ્વતાત્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 117.17 in Kannada sript:
ಮೂರ್ಖಾಃ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಪರಾ ಲುಬ್ಧಾಃ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಾಃ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಪರಿಚ್ಛದಾಃ ।
ವ್ಯವಾಹಾರೋಪವೃತ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಚ್ಯುತಾ ಧರ್ಮಾಚ್ಚ ಶಾಶ್ವತಾತ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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