महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-190, verse-3

यथोक्तमेतत्पूर्वं यो नानुतिष्ठति जापकः ।
एकदेशक्रियश्चात्र निरयं स निगच्छति ॥३॥

3. yathoktametatpūrvaṁ yo nānutiṣṭhati jāpakaḥ ,
ekadeśakriyaścātra nirayaṁ sa nigacchati.

3. yathā uktam etat pūrvam yaḥ na anutiṣṭhati jāpakaḥ
ekadeśakriyaḥ ca atra nirayam saḥ nigacchati

3. yaḥ jāpakaḥ pūrvam yathā uktam etat na anutiṣṭhati ca atra ekadeśakriyaḥ (bhavati),
saḥ nirayam nigacchati.

3. The chanter who does not completely follow what was previously stated, but performs only a part (ekadeśakriya) of it, he certainly goes to hell.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, stated

• एतत् (etat) - this

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - performs, practices, observes

• जापकः (jāpakaḥ) - a chanter, reciter

• एकदेशक्रियः (ekadeśakriyaḥ) - performing only a part, partial in action

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• निरयम् (nirayam) - to hell, perdition

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• निगच्छति (nigacchati) - goes to, attains, falls into

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms a compound with uktam

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, stated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Forms part of the compound yathāuktam

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'that which was stated'

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - performs, practices, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anu-sthā

Present active

3rd person singular present active of anu-sthā

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

जापकः (jāpakaḥ) - a chanter, reciter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāpaka

jāpaka - a chanter, reciter (of mantras)

From root jap (to mutter, whisper, chant)

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Subject of anutiṣṭhati

एकदेशक्रियः (ekadeśakriyaḥ) - performing only a part, partial in action

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekadeśakriya

ekadeśakriya - one who performs only a part (of a prescribed duty/ritual)

Compound: ekadeśa (one part) + kriya (action/performing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ekadeśa+kriya)

• ekadeśa – one part, a portion
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: eka (one) + deśa (part, region)
• kriya – action, deed, performance
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to jāpakaḥ

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic in this context

निरयम् (nirayam) - to hell, perdition

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, perdition, deep abyss

From nis-ī (to go down)

Prefix: nis

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of nigacchati

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to yaḥ

निगच्छति (nigacchati) - goes to, attains, falls into

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ni-gam

Present active

3rd person singular present active of ni-gam

Prefix: ni

Root: gam (class 1)