महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-108

अमङ्गल्यानि चैतानि तथाक्रोशो महात्मनाम् ।
महात्मनां च गुह्यानि न वक्तव्यानि कर्हिचित् ॥१०८॥

108. amaṅgalyāni caitāni tathākrośo mahātmanām ,
mahātmanāṁ ca guhyāni na vaktavyāni karhicit.

108. amaṅgalyāni ca etāni tathā ākrośaḥ mahātmanām
mahātmanām ca guhyāni na vaktavyāni karhicit

108. etāni ca amaṅgalyāni (santi).
tathā mahātmanām ākrośaḥ ca mahātmanām guhyāni karhicit na vaktavyāni.

108. These (omens from the previous verse) are inauspicious. Similarly, abuses (ākrośa) against great-souled individuals (mahātman) and their confidential matters (guhya) should never be revealed.

Words meanings summery:

• अमङ्गल्यानि (amaṅgalyāni) - inauspicious omens/creatures (referring to those in the previous verse) (inauspicious things, evil things)

• च (ca) - and

• एतानि (etāni) - these (vultures, doves, bees etc. from the previous verse) (these)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, also

• आक्रोशः (ākrośaḥ) - abuses (ākrośa) (abuse, reviling, insult)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled individuals (mahātman) (of great souls, of magnanimous persons)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled individuals (mahātman) (of great souls, of magnanimous persons)

• च (ca) - and

• गुह्यानि (guhyāni) - confidential matters (guhya) (secrets, confidential matters)

• न (na) - not

• वक्तव्यानि (vaktavyāni) - should be spoken, should be revealed

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time, never (when with na)

Words meanings and morphology

अमङ्गल्यानि (amaṅgalyāni) - inauspicious omens/creatures (referring to those in the previous verse) (inauspicious things, evil things)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of amaṅgalya

amaṅgalya - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, unholy

a (negation) + maṅgalya (auspicious).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+maṅgalya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• maṅgalya – auspicious, propitious, beneficial
  adjective (neuter)
  From maṅgala (auspiciousness) + ya (suffix).

Note: Predicate to 'etāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects amaṅgalyāni and etāni.

एतानि (etāni) - these (vultures, doves, bees etc. from the previous verse) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of implied 'are'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces another category of things to be avoided.

आक्रोशः (ākrośaḥ) - abuses (ākrośa) (abuse, reviling, insult)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākrośa

ākrośa - abuse, insult, reviling, crying out (ākrośa)

From ā + root kruś (to cry out) + ghañ suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: kruś (class 1)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled individuals (mahātman) (of great souls, of magnanimous persons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble, a great person (mahātman)

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, extensive
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Connected to ākrośaḥ.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled individuals (mahātman) (of great souls, of magnanimous persons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble, a great person (mahātman)

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, extensive
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Connected to guhyāni.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects ākrośaḥ mahātmanām and guhyāni mahātmanām.

गुह्यानि (guhyāni) - confidential matters (guhya) (secrets, confidential matters)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of guhya

guhya - secret, hidden, confidential, private matter (guhya)

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root guh (to hide) + ya suffix.

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Subject of na vaktavyāni.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates vaktavyāni.

वक्तव्यानि (vaktavyāni) - should be spoken, should be revealed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, to be told, to be revealed

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root vac (to speak) + tavya suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time, never (when with na)

(indeclinable)

Formed from karhi (when?) + cit (indefinite particle).