Mahabharata 3.192.7 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 192, Shloka 7

उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानप्रारम्भः — Uttanka’s Tapas, Viṣṇu-stuti, and the Dhundhumāra Prophecy

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Devanagari script

ततो<धर्मविनाशो वै धर्मवृद्धिश्व भारत । भविष्यति कृते प्राप्ते क्रियावांश्व जनस्तथा

Transliteration

tato 'dharmavināśo vai dharmavṛddhiś ca bhārata | bhaviṣyati kṛte prāpte kriyāvāṁś ca janas tathā ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ ഭാരതാ! അധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നാശം തീർച്ചയായും സംഭവിക്കും; ധർമ്മം വർധിക്കും. കൃത (സത്യ) യുഗം പ്രാപിക്കുമ്പോൾ ജനങ്ങളും സത്ക്രിയകളിൽ നിഷ്ഠരാകും.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• अधर्मविनाशः: destruction of adharma
• अधर्मविनाशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्मविनाश
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: indeclinable (emphatic particle)

• धर्मवृद्धिः: increase of dharma
• धर्मवृद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मवृद्धि
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• भविष्यति: will be / will happen
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: simple future, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• कृते: in the Kṛta (yuga)
• कृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• प्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त
• Form: neuter, locative, singular (past passive participle used adjectivally; agreeing with कृते)

• क्रियावान्: active, engaged in proper action
• क्रियावान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रियावत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• जनः: people, mankind
• जनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: indeclinable (adverb)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira addressed)
• Kṛta Yuga (Satya Yuga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that moral order is cyclical: when adharma is removed, dharma naturally flourishes, culminating in the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga where people become committed to truthful and righteous action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is describing a future transition of the ages: after a period of decline, adharma will be destroyed and dharma will grow, and with the arrival of Kṛta Yuga humanity will return to righteous conduct.