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 12.108.28

आभ्यन्तरं भयं रक्ष्यं सुरक्ष्यं बाह्यतो भयम् ।
अभ्यन्तराद्भयं जातं सद्यो मूलं निकृन्तति ॥ २८ ॥

ābhyantaraṃ bhayaṃ rakṣyaṃ surakṣyaṃ bāhyato bhayam |
abhyantarādbhayaṃ jātaṃ sadyo mūlaṃ nikṛntati || 28 ||

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

...by us as inhering in the king. It should be also known by the name of Chastisement, as also by the name of Evidence. Although Chastisement is seen to be regulated by Evidence, yet it has been said to have its...

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

Abhyantaram, Abhyantara, Bhaya, Rakshya, Surakshya, Bahyatah, Jata, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Mula, Krintat, Krintati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.108.28). 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: “ābhyantaraṃ bhayaṃ rakṣyaṃ surakṣyaṃ bāhyato bhayam
  • ābhyantaram -
  • ābhyantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ābhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ābhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rakṣyam -
  • rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
  • surakṣyam -
  • surakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    surakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    surakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bāhyato* -
  • bāhyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abhyantarādbhayaṃ jātaṃ sadyo mūlaṃ nikṛntati
  • abhyantarād -
  • abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sadyo* -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṛntati -
  • kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.108.28

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 12.108.28 in Kannada sript:
ಆಭ್ಯನ್ತರಂ ಭಯಂ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ಸುರಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ಬಾಹ್ಯತೋ ಭಯಮ್ ।
ಅಭ್ಯನ್ತರಾದ್ಭಯಂ ಜಾತಂ ಸದ್ಯೋ ಮೂಲಂ ನಿಕೃನ್ತತಿ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 12.108.28 in Bengali sript:
আভ্যন্তরং ভযং রক্ষ্যং সুরক্ষ্যং বাহ্যতো ভযম্ ।
অভ্যন্তরাদ্ভযং জাতং সদ্যো মূলং নিকৃন্ততি ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 12.108.28 in Gujarati sript:
આભ્યન્તરં ભયં રક્ષ્યં સુરક્ષ્યં બાહ્યતો ભયમ્ ।
અભ્યન્તરાદ્ભયં જાતં સદ્યો મૂલં નિકૃન્તતિ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 12.108.28 in Malayalam sript:
ആഭ്യന്തരം ഭയം രക്ഷ്യം സുരക്ഷ്യം ബാഹ്യതോ ഭയമ് ।
അഭ്യന്തരാദ്ഭയം ജാതം സദ്യോ മൂലം നികൃന്തതി ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.108.28 in Telugu sript:
ఆభ్యన్తరం భయం రక్ష్యం సురక్ష్యం బాహ్యతో భయమ్ ।
అభ్యన్తరాద్భయం జాతం సద్యో మూలం నికృన్తతి ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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