महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-76

अकालवर्षी च तदा भविष्यति सहस्रदृक् ।
सस्यानि च न रोक्ष्यन्ति युगान्ते पर्युपस्थिते ॥७६॥

76. akālavarṣī ca tadā bhaviṣyati sahasradṛk ,
sasyāni ca na rokṣyanti yugānte paryupasthite.

76. akāla-varṣī ca tadā bhaviṣyati sahasra-dṛk
sasyāni ca na rokṣyanti yugānte paryupasthite

76. And then, the thousand-eyed (Indra) will bring unseasonable rain. Moreover, when the end of the age (yuga) has arrived, crops will not grow.

76. אז אִינְדְרַה בעל אלף העיניים יוריד גשם שלא בעתו, והזרעים לא יצמחו, כשיגיע קץ היוּגַה.

Words meanings summery:

• अकाल-वर्षी (akāla-varṣī) - one who brings unseasonable rain (referring to Indra) (showering rain unseasonably, one who rains at improper times)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will happen, will be (will be, will happen, will exist)

• सहस्र-दृक् (sahasra-dṛk) - the thousand-eyed (Indra) (thousand-eyed, one who sees a thousand (epithet of Indra))

• सस्यानि (sasyāni) - crops (crops, grains, corn)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• रोक्ष्यन्ति (rokṣyanti) - will grow (will grow, will sprout, will ascend)

• युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age (yuga) (at the end of an age (yuga), at the end of an epoch)

• पर्युपस्थिते (paryupasthite) - having arrived, being at hand (having arrived, being near, being at hand, having approached)

Words meanings and morphology

अकाल-वर्षी (akāla-varṣī) - one who brings unseasonable rain (referring to Indra) (showering rain unseasonably, one who rains at improper times)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akāla-varṣin

akāla-varṣin - showering rain unseasonably, raining at improper times

Agent noun/adjective

Compound 'akāla' (improper time) + 'varṣin' (raining, showerer). 'Varṣin' is from root 'vṛṣ' + 'in' suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (akāla+varṣin)

• akāla – improper time, unseasonable time
  noun (masculine)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kāla' (time)
• varṣin – raining, showerer
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root 'vṛṣ' (to rain) + 'in' suffix
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sahasra-dṛk'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will happen, will be (will be, will happen, will exist)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense

Root 'bhū' (1st conjugation, parasmaipada) -> future stem 'bhaviṣya' -> 3rd person singular parasmaipada future

Root: bhū (class 1)

सहस्र-दृक् (sahasra-dṛk) - the thousand-eyed (Indra) (thousand-eyed, one who sees a thousand (epithet of Indra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasra-dṛś

sahasra-dṛś - thousand-eyed (epithet of Indra)

'sahasra-dṛś' means 'having a thousand eyes'. 'dṛś' is from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+dṛś)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• dṛś – eye, sight, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Indra.

सस्यानि (sasyāni) - crops (crops, grains, corn)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sasya

sasya - corn, grain, crop, fruit of the earth

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

रोक्ष्यन्ति (rokṣyanti) - will grow (will grow, will sprout, will ascend)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of ruh

Future Tense

Root 'ruh' (1st conjugation, parasmaipada) -> future stem 'rokṣya' -> 3rd person plural parasmaipada future

Root: ruh (class 1)

युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age (yuga) (at the end of an age (yuga), at the end of an epoch)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of an age (yuga), end of an epoch

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuga+anta)

• yuga – age, epoch, yoke, pair
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the end of the current Kali Yuga.

पर्युपस्थिते (paryupasthite) - having arrived, being at hand (having arrived, being near, being at hand, having approached)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of paryupasthita

paryupasthita - arrived, approached, at hand, near

Past Passive Participle

From prefixes 'pari' + 'upa' + root 'sthā' + 'kta' suffix.

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, agreeing with 'yugānte' in a locative absolute construction.

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