महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-205

कार्ष्णं वेदमिमं विद्वाञ्श्रावयित्वार्थमश्नुते ।
भ्रूणहत्याकृतं चापि पापं जह्यान्न संशयः ॥२०५॥

205. kārṣṇaṁ vedamimaṁ vidvāñśrāvayitvārthamaśnute ,
bhrūṇahatyākṛtaṁ cāpi pāpaṁ jahyānna saṁśayaḥ.

205. kārṣṇam vedam imam vidvān śrāvayitvā artham aśnute
bhrūṇa-hatyā-kṛtam ca api pāpam jahyāt na saṁśayaḥ

205. A learned person, having recited this text by Vyasa, obtains its benefit. And he also gets rid of even the sin of embryo-killing; there is no doubt about it.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्ष्णम् (kārṣṇam) - related to Vyasa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) (relating to Kṛṣṇa, of Vyasa)

• वेदम् (vedam) - sacred text (the Mahābhārata) (Veda, sacred text, knowledge)

• इमम् (imam) - this (text) (this (one))

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - a learned person (knowing, learned, a scholar)

• श्रावयित्वा (śrāvayitvā) - having recited (having caused to hear, having recited)

• अर्थम् (artham) - benefit (meaning, purpose, object, wealth, benefit)

• अश्नुते (aśnute) - obtains (obtains, attains, reaches)

• भ्रूण-हत्या-कृतम् (bhrūṇa-hatyā-kṛtam) - the sin resulting from embryo-killing (done by embryo-killing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil)

• जह्यात् (jahyāt) - should get rid of (should abandon, should forsake, should get rid of)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

कार्ष्णम् (kārṣṇam) - related to Vyasa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) (relating to Kṛṣṇa, of Vyasa)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kārṣṇa

kārṣṇa - belonging to Kṛṣṇa, produced by Kṛṣṇa, dark, black

derived from Kṛṣṇa with suffix aṇ

Note: Agrees with 'vedam' referring to the Mahābhārata composed by Vyasa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana).

वेदम् (vedam) - sacred text (the Mahābhārata) (Veda, sacred text, knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, the Vedas (scriptures)

Root: vid (class 2)

इमम् (imam) - this (text) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - a learned person (knowing, learned, a scholar)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - knowing, learned, wise

perfect active participle

derived from root vid (to know) with vasu suffix

Root: vid (class 2)

श्रावयित्वा (śrāvayitvā) - having recited (having caused to hear, having recited)

(indeclinable)

causative absolutive

causative stem of śru with ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

अर्थम् (artham) - benefit (meaning, purpose, object, wealth, benefit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, advantage, benefit

अश्नुते (aśnute) - obtains (obtains, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Root: aś (class 5)

भ्रूण-हत्या-कृतम् (bhrūṇa-hatyā-kṛtam) - the sin resulting from embryo-killing (done by embryo-killing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhrūṇa-hatyā-kṛta

bhrūṇa-hatyā-kṛta - done by embryo-killing, caused by fetus-murder

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrūṇa+hatyā+kṛta)

• bhrūṇa – embryo, fetus
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle
  past passive participle
  derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sin, vice

जह्यात् (jahyāt) - should get rid of (should abandon, should forsake, should get rid of)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṁśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

action noun

from sam-śī (to lie down, hesitate)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)