महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-159, verse-64

चरेयुः सर्व एवैते वीरहा यद्व्रतं चरेत् ।
चान्द्रायणं चरेन्मासं कृच्छ्रं वा पापशुद्धये ॥६४॥

64. careyuḥ sarva evaite vīrahā yadvrataṁ caret ,
cāndrāyaṇaṁ carenmāsaṁ kṛcchraṁ vā pāpaśuddhaye.

64. careyuḥ sarve eva ete vīrahā yat vratam caret
cāndrāyaṇam caret māsam kṛcchram vā pāpaśuddhaye

64. ete sarve eva yat vīrahā vratam caret,
(tat) careyuḥ.
(te) pāpaśuddhaye māsam cāndrāyaṇam vā kṛcchram caret.

64. All these (who are considered fallen) should perform the same vow that a killer of a hero (vīrahā) performs. They should undertake the Cāndrāyaṇa vow for a month, or a Kṛcchra penance, for the purification of their sin (pāpaśuddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• चरेयुः (careyuḥ) - should perform, should observe

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• एते (ete) - these

• वीरहा (vīrahā) - a killer of a hero

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance

• चरेत् (caret) - should perform, should observe

• चान्द्रायणम् (cāndrāyaṇam) - Cāndrāyaṇa (a type of penance)

• मासम् (māsam) - for a month

• कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - Kṛcchra (a type of severe penance)

• वा (vā) - or

• पापशुद्धये (pāpaśuddhaye) - for the purification of sin

Words meanings and morphology

चरेयुः (careyuḥ) - should perform, should observe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to the persons mentioned in the previous verse.

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the 'fallen' individuals.

वीरहा (vīrahā) - a killer of a hero

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīrahan

vīrahan - killer of a hero or brave man

Compound of vīra (hero) and han (killer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+han)

• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• han – killing, killer
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From root han (to strike, to kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the 'vow' (vratam).

व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, rule

Note: Object of 'caret'.

चरेत् (caret) - should perform, should observe

(verb)

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

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'vīrahā'.

चान्द्रायणम् (cāndrāyaṇam) - Cāndrāyaṇa (a type of penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāndrāyaṇa

cāndrāyaṇa - a religious observance or penance regulated by the moon's age (gradually diminishing the daily consumption of food for the waning half of the month and gradually increasing it for the waxing half)

Derived from candra (moon).

मासम् (māsam) - for a month

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Denotes duration of time.

कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - Kṛcchra (a type of severe penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛcchra

kṛcchra - hardship, difficulty, pain, severe penance (a specific type of penance)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पापशुद्धये (pāpaśuddhaye) - for the purification of sin

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of pāpaśuddhi

pāpaśuddhi - purification from sin

Compound of pāpa (sin) and śuddhi (purification).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+śuddhi)

• pāpa – sin, evil, vice
  noun (neuter)
• śuddhi – purification, cleansing
  noun (feminine)
  From root śudh (to purify).
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Purpose.