Varaha Purana 126.175: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 175

The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

अवश्यमेव वक्तव्यं त्वया पृष्टेन निष्फलम् ॥ तद्गुह्यं हि महाराज प्रीतिविच्छेदकारकम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.175

Transliteration

avaśyam eva vaktavyaṃ tvayā pṛṣṭena niṣphalam || tad guhyaṃ hi mahārāja prīti-viccheda-kārakam ||

Translation

必ず語らねばならぬ。問われたのに秘しても無益である。かの秘密こそ、大王よ、まことに愛情断絶の原因なのだ。

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Word by Word

• avaśyam: certainly / necessarily
• avaśyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण प्रयुक्तम् (adverbial use), अवश्यं (certainly/necessarily)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारणार्थ

• vaktavyam: must be said
• vaktavyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्तरि कर्तव्यता (to be spoken)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीय-पुरुष सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• pṛṣṭena: (having been) asked
• pṛṣṭena: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prach (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; 'tvayā' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (asked by you)

• niṣphalam: fruitless
• niṣphalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣphala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'vaktavyam' इत्यस्य/वाक्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'tat' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, निश्चयार्थ

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja(n) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (महान् राजा), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• prīti-viccheda-kārakam: causing separation of affection
• prīti-viccheda-kārakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + viccheda (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (प्रीतिविच्छेदस्य कारकम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'guhyam' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (speaker not explicit; presented as direct speech within narrative)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Ethics Vocabulary
• Dharma in Social Relations

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It captures a rhetorical norm in Sanskrit narrative: when questioned, truthful disclosure is framed as necessary for restoring social order and relational harmony.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes responsible disclosure—secrecy that harms relationships is portrayed as counterproductive when clarification is requested.