दुर्गा-सप्तशती durgā-saptaśatī - chapter-12, verse-21

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प्रक्षालयामीति भवान्वत्सात्मानं तु मन्यते ।
विहिताकरणोद्भूतैः पापैस्त्वं तु विलिप्यसे ॥२१॥

21. prakṣālayāmīti bhavānvatsātmānaṃ tu manyate .
vihitākaraṇodbhūtaiḥ pāpaistvaṃ tu vilipyase.

21. prakṣālayāmi iti bhavān vatsa ātmānaṃ tu manyate
| vihitākaraṇodbhūtaiḥ pāpaiḥ tvaṃ tu vilipyase

21. My dear child (vatsa), you think to yourself, 'I am purifying myself,' but in reality, you are being defiled by the sins (pāpa) that arise from the non-performance of your prescribed duties (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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प्रक्षालयामि (prakṣālayāmi) - I cleanse, I wash, I purify

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a quote, 'I am cleansing myself'. (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

भवान् (bhavān) - Refers to the interlocutor. (you (polite), your honor, sir)

वत्स (vatsa) - my dear child (vocative address) (child, dear one, calf)

आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - yourself (reflexive pronoun) (the self, soul, oneself)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, believes, considers

विहिताकरणोद्भूतैः (vihitākaraṇodbhūtaiḥ) - by those arisen from the non-performance of prescribed duties

पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by sins, by evils, by wicked deeds

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

विलिप्यसे (vilipyase) - you are stained, you are smeared, you are defiled

Words meanings and morphology

प्रक्षालयामि (prakṣālayāmi) - I cleanse, I wash, I purify

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prakṣāl

Causative Present Active

From `pra-kṣal` (to wash) in causative stem (`kṣālayati`). 1st person singular, present tense, active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣal (class 1)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a quote, 'I am cleansing myself'. (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - Refers to the interlocutor. (you (polite), your honor, sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite), your honor, being, existing

Present Active Participle

Used as a polite second-person pronoun, grammatically 3rd person.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a polite pronoun for the 2nd person.

वत्स (vatsa) - my dear child (vocative address) (child, dear one, calf)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, son, dear one

Note: Term of endearment.

आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - yourself (reflexive pronoun) (the self, soul, oneself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living being

Note: Object of `prakṣālayāmi` (within the quote).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, believes, considers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice.

Root: man (class 4)

विहिताकरणोद्भूतैः (vihitākaraṇodbhūtaiḥ) - by those arisen from the non-performance of prescribed duties

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vihitākaraṇodbhūta

vihitākaraṇodbhūta - arisen from the non-performance of prescribed duties

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vihitākaraṇa+udbhūta)

vihitākaraṇa – non-performance of prescribed acts, omission of duty
noun (neuter)
As above.
udbhūta – arisen, produced, manifested, born
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From `ud-bhū` (to arise, to come into existence).
Prefix: ud
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `pāpaiḥ`.

पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by sins, by evils, by wicked deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness, bad deed

Note: Agent of `vilipyase`.

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Subject of `vilipyase`.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand