महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-123, verse-23

अपापो ह्येवमाचारः क्षिप्रं बहुमतो भवेत् ।
पापान्यपि च कृच्छ्राणि शमयेन्नात्र संशयः ॥२३॥

23. apāpo hyevamācāraḥ kṣipraṁ bahumato bhavet ,
pāpānyapi ca kṛcchrāṇi śamayennātra saṁśayaḥ.

23. apāpaḥ hi evam ācāraḥ kṣipram bahumataḥ bhavet
pāpāni api ca kṛcchrāṇi śamayet na atra saṃśayaḥ

23. hi evam ācāraḥ apāpaḥ kṣipram bahumataḥ bhavet
pāpāni kṛcchrāṇi ca api śamayet atra na saṃśayaḥ

23. Indeed, a person whose conduct is thus, being free from sin, quickly becomes highly esteemed. He would (even) quell grievous sins; there is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

• अपापः (apāpaḥ) - sinless (sinless, free from evil, virtuous)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (referring to previous verse's conduct) (thus, in this manner, so)

• आचारः (ācāraḥ) - conduct, behavior (conduct, custom, practice, behavior)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, soon)

• बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed (highly esteemed, much respected, popular)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would become (he would be, he should be, he might become)

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sins (sins, evils, wicked deeds)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कृच्छ्राणि (kṛcchrāṇi) - grievous, severe (sins) (difficult, grievous, severe (things))

• शमयेत् (śamayet) - one should quell/remove (one should pacify, one should extinguish, one should remove)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this place, in this matter)

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

Words meanings and morphology

अपापः (apāpaḥ) - sinless (sinless, free from evil, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāpa

apāpa - sinless, virtuous, free from evil

Negative prefix `a-` + `pāpa` (sin).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pāpa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun/adjective (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject implied by `ācāraḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (referring to previous verse's conduct) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

आचारः (ācāraḥ) - conduct, behavior (conduct, custom, practice, behavior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, custom, practice, tradition, good behavior

From `ā-√car` (to walk, to behave).

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound "evam-ācāraḥ" meaning "one whose conduct is thus".

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, soon)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of `kṣipra`.

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed (highly esteemed, much respected, popular)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahumata

bahumata - highly esteemed, much respected, popular, thought much of

Past Passive Participle

Compound: `bahu` (much) + `mata` (thought, esteemed, PPP of `man`).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+mata)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective
• mata – thought, opinion, esteemed, respected
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of `man` (to think, believe).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective to the implied subject.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would become (he would be, he should be, he might become)

(verb)

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

Optative

Optative 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पापानि (pāpāni) - sins (sins, evils, wicked deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked deed

Note: Object of `śamayet`.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कृच्छ्राणि (kṛcchrāṇi) - grievous, severe (sins) (difficult, grievous, severe (things))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kṛcchra

kṛcchra - difficult, painful, severe, hard to do

Note: Qualifies `pāpāni`.

शमयेत् (śamayet) - one should quell/remove (one should pacify, one should extinguish, one should remove)

(verb)

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

Causative Optative

Causative stem of `√śam` (to be calm). Optative 3rd person singular.

Root: śam (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem `a-`.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, risk

From `sam-√śī` (to doubt).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)