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 117.24

यज्ञकर्मण्युपरते रक्षांसि श्वापदानि च ।
कोटिमूषकसर्पाश्च धर्षयिष्यन्ति मानवान् ॥ २४ ॥

yajñakarmaṇyuparate rakṣāṃsi śvāpadāni ca |
koṭimūṣakasarpāśca dharṣayiṣyanti mānavān || 24 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 117.24 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 (117.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yajnakarman, Uparata, Uparati, Rakshas, Shvapada, Koti, Ushaka, Sarpa, Dharshayishyat, Dharshayishyanti, Manavat, Manava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 117.24). 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: “yajñakarmaṇyuparate rakṣāṃsi śvāpadāni ca
  • yajñakarmaṇyu -
  • yajñakarman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yajñakarman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • uparate -
  • uparata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uparata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uparatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    uparati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • rakṣāṃsi -
  • rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śvāpadāni -
  • śvāpada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “koṭimūṣakasarpāśca dharṣayiṣyanti mānavān
  • koṭim -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ūṣaka -
  • ūṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarpāś -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharṣayiṣyanti -
  • dhṛṣ -> dharṣayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dhṛṣ]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛṣ], [vocative plural from √dhṛṣ], [accusative plural from √dhṛṣ]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dhṛṣ]
    dharṣayiṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhṛṣ (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • mānavān -
  • mānavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mānava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    man -> mānavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 117.24

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 117.24 in Telugu sript:
యజ్ఞకర్మణ్యుపరతే రక్షాంసి శ్వాపదాని చ ।
కోటిమూషకసర్పాశ్చ ధర్షయిష్యన్తి మానవాన్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 117.24 in Gujarati sript:
યજ્ઞકર્મણ્યુપરતે રક્ષાંસિ શ્વાપદાનિ ચ ।
કોટિમૂષકસર્પાશ્ચ ધર્ષયિષ્યન્તિ માનવાન્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 117.24 in Kannada sript:
ಯಜ್ಞಕರ್ಮಣ್ಯುಪರತೇ ರಕ್ಷಾಂಸಿ ಶ್ವಾಪದಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಕೋಟಿಮೂಷಕಸರ್ಪಾಶ್ಚ ಧರ್ಷಯಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮಾನವಾನ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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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