महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-209

महत्त्वाद्भारवत्त्वाच्च महाभारतमुच्यते ।
निरुक्तमस्य यो वेद सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥२०९॥

209. mahattvādbhāravattvācca mahābhāratamucyate ,
niruktamasya yo veda sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate.

209. mahattvāt bhāravattvāt ca mahābhāratam ucyate
niruktam asya yaḥ veda sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

209. Because of its greatness and its profound weight, it is called the Mahābhārata. Whoever understands its etymological significance is liberated from all sins.

Words meanings summery:

• महत्त्वात् (mahattvāt) - because of its greatness (from greatness, because of greatness)

• भारवत्त्वात् (bhāravattvāt) - because of its profound weight (from heaviness, because of weight/importance)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महाभारतम् (mahābhāratam) - the Mahābhārata (Mahābhārata (epic))

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is called, is said)

• निरुक्तम् (niruktam) - its etymological significance (explanation, etymology)

• अस्य (asya) - of its (i.e., of the Mahābhārata's) (of this, of him)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

• वेद (veda) - understands (knows, understands)

• सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins

• प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is liberated (is liberated, is freed)

Words meanings and morphology

महत्त्वात् (mahattvāt) - because of its greatness (from greatness, because of greatness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahattva

mahattva - greatness, importance, majesty

भारवत्त्वात् (bhāravattvāt) - because of its profound weight (from heaviness, because of weight/importance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhāravattva

bhāravattva - heaviness, weight, importance

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महाभारतम् (mahābhāratam) - the Mahābhārata (Mahābhārata (epic))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahābhārata

mahābhārata - the great epic Bharata, India

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhārata)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhārata – relating to Bharata, a descendant of Bharata, India
  noun (neuter)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is called, is said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ucyate

Root: vac (class 2)

निरुक्तम् (niruktam) - its etymological significance (explanation, etymology)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirukta

nirukta - explained, uttered, etymology

past passive participle (used as noun)

Derived from root vac with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - of its (i.e., of the Mahābhārata's) (of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

वेद (veda) - understands (knows, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (liṭ) of veda

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense form used with a present meaning

सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• pāpa – evil, sin, wicked deed
  noun (neuter)

प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is liberated (is liberated, is freed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pramucyate

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)