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 118.4

केचिदश्रूणि मुमुचुः श्रुत्वा दध्युस्तथापरे ।
इतिहासं तमृषिणा पाराशर्येण दर्शितम् ॥ ४ ॥

kecidaśrūṇi mumucuḥ śrutvā dadhyustathāpare |
itihāsaṃ tamṛṣiṇā pārāśaryeṇa darśitam || 4 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 118.4 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 (118.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Ashru, Mumucu, Tatha, Apara, Itihasa, Rishi, Parasharya, Darshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 118.4). 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: “kecidaśrūṇi mumucuḥ śrutvā dadhyustathāpare
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aśrūṇi -
  • aśru (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mumucuḥ -
  • mumucu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • dadhyus -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [optative active third plural]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “itihāsaṃ tamṛṣiṇā pārāśaryeṇa darśitam
  • itihāsam -
  • itihāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • ṛṣiṇā -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pārāśaryeṇa -
  • pārāśarya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pārāśarya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • darśitam -
  • darśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 118.4

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 118.4 in Telugu sript:
కేచిదశ్రూణి ముముచుః శ్రుత్వా దధ్యుస్తథాపరే ।
ఇతిహాసం తమృషిణా పారాశర్యేణ దర్శితమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 118.4 in Gujarati sript:
કેચિદશ્રૂણિ મુમુચુઃ શ્રુત્વા દધ્યુસ્તથાપરે ।
ઇતિહાસં તમૃષિણા પારાશર્યેણ દર્શિતમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 118.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಚಿದಶ್ರೂಣಿ ಮುಮುಚುಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ದಧ್ಯುಸ್ತಥಾಪರೇ ।
ಇತಿಹಾಸಂ ತಮೃಷಿಣಾ ಪಾರಾಶರ್ಯೇಣ ದರ್ಶಿತಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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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