महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-31

भारतानां महज्जन्म महाभारतमुच्यते ।
निरुक्तमस्य यो वेद सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥३१॥

31. bhāratānāṁ mahajjanma mahābhāratamucyate ,
niruktamasya yo veda sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate.

31. bhāratānām mahat janma mahābhāratam ucyate
niruktam asya yaḥ veda sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

31. The great narrative (or origin) of the Bhāratas is called Mahābhārata. He who knows the true meaning (or etymology) of this (text) is completely freed from all sins.

Words meanings summery:

• भारतानाम् (bhāratānām) - of the Bharatas (the lineage/people) (of the Bharatas, relating to the Bharatas)

• महत् (mahat) - great, significant (great, large, important)

• जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, or narrative (implying the story of their origin/lives) (birth, origin, life, story)

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

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is referred to as (is said, is called)

• निरुक्तम् (niruktam) - the true meaning, etymological explanation (etymology, explanation, true meaning)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (Mahābhārata) (of this)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• वेद (veda) - knows

• सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins

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

Words meanings and morphology

भारतानाम् (bhāratānām) - of the Bharatas (the lineage/people) (of the Bharatas, relating to the Bharatas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata, an Indian, relating to Bharata or India

Note: Refers to the lineage or people whose story it is.

महत् (mahat) - great, significant (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important

Note: Qualifies 'janma'.

जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, or narrative (implying the story of their origin/lives) (birth, origin, life, story)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life, story

action noun

from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject.

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahābhārata

mahābhārata - the great Bharata (epic), the epic poem Mahabharata

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhārata)

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

Note: Subject complement.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is referred to as (is said, is called)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From root 'vac' (to speak), passive form.

निरुक्तम् (niruktam) - the true meaning, etymological explanation (etymology, explanation, true meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirukta

nirukta - explained, expressed, etymology, true meaning

past passive participle (used as noun)

from root vac (to speak)

Prefix: nir

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'veda'.

अस्य (asya) - of this (Mahābhārata) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the Mahābhārata.

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

वेद (veda) - knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Often used with present meaning.

सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpa)

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

Note: Indicates separation from.

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

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Passive form of 'muc' with prefix 'pra'.