Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 3.188.69

अकालवर्षी पर्जन्यो भविष्यति गते युगे ।
अक्रमेण मनुष्याणां भविष्यति तदा क्रिया ।
विरोधमथ यास्यन्ति वृषला ब्राह्मणैः सह ॥ ६९ ॥

akālavarṣī parjanyo bhaviṣyati gate yuge |
akrameṇa manuṣyāṇāṃ bhaviṣyati tadā kriyā |
virodhamatha yāsyanti vṛṣalā brāhmaṇaiḥ saha || 69 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...wouldst you do what would be agreeable to me and what the men of the Sivi tribe would speak of in terms of praise.' And the king agreed to this and he cut off a piece of flesh from...

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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 (3.188.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akala, Varshin, Parjani, Parjanya, Bhavishyat, Gat, Gata, Gati, Yuga, Akrama, Manushya, Tada, Kriya, Virodha, Atha, Yasyat, Yasyanti, Vrishala, Brahmana, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.188.69). 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: “akālavarṣī parjanyo bhaviṣyati gate yuge
  • akāla -
  • akāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣī -
  • varṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parjanyo* -
  • parjanī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parjanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “akrameṇa manuṣyāṇāṃ bhaviṣyati tadā kriyā
  • akrameṇa -
  • akrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • manuṣyāṇām -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kriyā -
  • kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “virodhamatha yāsyanti vṛṣalā brāhmaṇaiḥ saha
  • virodham -
  • virodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yāsyanti -
  • -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
  • vṛṣalā* -
  • vṛṣala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brāhmaṇaiḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.188.69

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.188.69 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕಾಲವರ್ಷೀ ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯೋ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ಗತೇ ಯುಗೇ ।
ಅಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ತದಾ ಕ್ರಿಯಾ ।
ವಿರೋಧಮಥ ಯಾಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ವೃಷಲಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೈಃ ಸಹ ॥ ೬೯ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 3.188.69 in Bengali sript:
অকালবর্ষী পর্জন্যো ভবিষ্যতি গতে যুগে ।
অক্রমেণ মনুষ্যাণাং ভবিষ্যতি তদা ক্রিযা ।
বিরোধমথ যাস্যন্তি বৃষলা ব্রাহ্মণৈঃ সহ ॥ ৬৯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 3.188.69 in Gujarati sript:
અકાલવર્ષી પર્જન્યો ભવિષ્યતિ ગતે યુગે ।
અક્રમેણ મનુષ્યાણાં ભવિષ્યતિ તદા ક્રિયા ।
વિરોધમથ યાસ્યન્તિ વૃષલા બ્રાહ્મણૈઃ સહ ॥ ૬૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.188.69 in Malayalam sript:
അകാലവര്ഷീ പര്ജന്യോ ഭവിഷ്യതി ഗതേ യുഗേ ।
അക്രമേണ മനുഷ്യാണാം ഭവിഷ്യതി തദാ ക്രിയാ ।
വിരോധമഥ യാസ്യന്തി വൃഷലാ ബ്രാഹ്മണൈഃ സഹ ॥ ൬൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.188.69 in Telugu sript:
అకాలవర్షీ పర్జన్యో భవిష్యతి గతే యుగే ।
అక్రమేణ మనుష్యాణాం భవిష్యతి తదా క్రియా ।
విరోధమథ యాస్యన్తి వృషలా బ్రాహ్మణైః సహ ॥ ౬౯ ॥

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