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 12.128.5

भीष्म उवाच ।
गुह्यं मा धर्ममप्राक्षीरतीव भरतर्षभ ।
अपृष्टो नोत्सहे वक्तुं धर्ममेनं युधिष्ठिर ॥ ५ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
guhyaṃ mā dharmamaprākṣīratīva bharatarṣabha |
apṛṣṭo notsahe vaktuṃ dharmamenaṃ yudhiṣṭhira || 5 ||

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

...the side of every person, enter gardens and places of amusement and houses set up for giving drinking water to thirsty travellers and public inns and drinking spots and houses of ill fame and holy places and...

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

Bhishma, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Mas, Dharma, Ativa, Bharatarshabha, Aprishta, Nri, Utsaha, Dharman, Mena, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.128.5). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “guhyaṃ dharmamaprākṣīratīva bharatarṣabha
  • guhyam -
  • guhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aprākṣīr -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [aorist active second single]
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “apṛṣṭo notsahe vaktuṃ dharmamenaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
  • apṛṣṭo* -
  • apṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • utsahe -
  • utsaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    utsaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • menam -
  • mena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    menā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.128.5

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 12.128.5 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ಮಾ ಧರ್ಮಮಪ್ರಾಕ್ಷೀರತೀವ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಅಪೃಷ್ಟೋ ನೋತ್ಸಹೇ ವಕ್ತುಂ ಧರ್ಮಮೇನಂ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.128.5 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
গুহ্যং মা ধর্মমপ্রাক্ষীরতীব ভরতর্ষভ ।
অপৃষ্টো নোত্সহে বক্তুং ধর্মমেনং যুধিষ্ঠির ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.128.5 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
ગુહ્યં મા ધર્મમપ્રાક્ષીરતીવ ભરતર્ષભ ।
અપૃષ્ટો નોત્સહે વક્તું ધર્મમેનં યુધિષ્ઠિર ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.128.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഗുഹ്യം മാ ധര്മമപ്രാക്ഷീരതീവ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
അപൃഷ്ടോ നോത്സഹേ വക്തും ധര്മമേനം യുധിഷ്ഠിര ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.128.5 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
గుహ్యం మా ధర్మమప్రాక్షీరతీవ భరతర్షభ ।
అపృష్టో నోత్సహే వక్తుం ధర్మమేనం యుధిష్ఠిర ॥ ౫ ॥

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