महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-148, verse-27

क्षिप्रं प्रणुदते पापं सत्कारं लभते तथा ।
अपि चैनं प्रसीदन्ति भूतानि जडमूकवत् ॥२७॥

27. kṣipraṁ praṇudate pāpaṁ satkāraṁ labhate tathā ,
api cainaṁ prasīdanti bhūtāni jaḍamūkavat.

27. kṣipram praṇudate pāpam satkāram labhate tathā
api ca enam prasīdanti bhūtāni jaḍa-mūka-vat

27. kṣipram pāpam praṇudate tathā satkāram labhate.
api ca bhūtāni enam prasīdanti jaḍa-mūka-vat

27. Such a person swiftly expels sin and thereby obtains honor. Moreover, all beings (bhūtāni) become pleased with him, regarding him as harmless and tranquil, like one who is inert and mute (jadamūkavat).

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्रणुदते (praṇudate) - expels (pushes away, dispels, removes)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil, vice)

• सत्कारम् (satkāram) - honor (honor, respect, hospitality)

• लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, gains, receives)

• तथा (tathā) - and thereby (so, thus, and)

• अपि (api) - moreover (in conjunction with 'ca') (also, even, indeed)

• च (ca) - and (in conjunction with 'api') (and, also, moreover)

• एनम् (enam) - him (referring to the person performing penance) (him, this (masculine accusative singular))

• प्रसीदन्ति (prasīdanti) - become pleased with (him) (are pleased, are propitious, are gracious)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all beings (beings, creatures, elements, spirits)

• जड-मूक-वत् (jaḍa-mūka-vat) - like one who is inert and mute (like an inert and mute person, like a fool and a mute)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of kṣipra (quick)

Note: Adverb modifying 'praṇudate' and 'labhate'.

प्रणुदते (praṇudate) - expels (pushes away, dispels, removes)

(verb)

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

Present

3rd person singular Present Middle (Ātmanepada) of root nud (to push, impel) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: nud (class 6)

Note: The middle voice highlights the action for oneself.

पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil, vice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked; sin, vice, evil deed

Note: Direct object of 'praṇudate'.

सत्कारम् (satkāram) - honor (honor, respect, hospitality)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satkāra

satkāra - honor, respect, reverence, hospitality, kind reception

Compound of sat (good, true) and kāra (doing, making)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+kāra)

• sat – existent, good, true, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present Active Participle of as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kāra – making, doing, performing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of 'labhate'.

लभते (labhate) - obtains (obtains, gains, receives)

(verb)

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

Present

3rd person singular Present Middle (Ātmanepada) of root labh (class 1)

Root: labh (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and thereby (so, thus, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses, indicating a consequence.

अपि (api) - moreover (in conjunction with 'ca') (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'ca' to mean 'and also' or 'moreover'.

च (ca) - and (in conjunction with 'api') (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'api' to mean 'and also' or 'moreover'.

एनम् (enam) - him (referring to the person performing penance) (him, this (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, him

Note: Object of the verb 'prasīdanti'.

प्रसीदन्ति (prasīdanti) - become pleased with (him) (are pleased, are propitious, are gracious)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prasīd

Present

3rd person plural Present active of root sad (to sit, settle) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: The object of pleasure ('enam') is in the accusative here.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - all beings (beings, creatures, elements, spirits)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past; a being, creature, ghost, element

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root bhū (to be, become), often substantivized

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'prasīdanti'.

जड-मूक-वत् (jaḍa-mūka-vat) - like one who is inert and mute (like an inert and mute person, like a fool and a mute)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -vat added to the compound jaḍamūka

Compound type : dvandva (jaḍa+mūka)

• jaḍa – cold, stiff, inert, dull, foolish, senseless
  adjective (masculine)
• mūka – mute, dumb, silent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Acts as an adverb of comparison.