महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-256, verse-13

ज्यायसी या पवित्राणां निवृत्तिः श्रद्धया सह ।
निवृत्तशीलदोषो यः श्रद्धावान्पूत एव सः ॥१३॥

13. jyāyasī yā pavitrāṇāṁ nivṛttiḥ śraddhayā saha ,
nivṛttaśīladoṣo yaḥ śraddhāvānpūta eva saḥ.

13. jyāyasī yā pavitrāṇām nivṛttiḥ śraddhayā saha
nivṛtta-śīla-doṣaḥ yaḥ śraddhāvān pūtaḥ eva saḥ

13. yā nivṛttiḥ śraddhayā saha pavitrāṇām jyāyasī
yaḥ nivṛtta-śīla-doṣaḥ śraddhāvān saḥ eva pūtaḥ

13. That renunciation (nivṛtti) which is accompanied by faith (śraddhā) is indeed superior among all purifying agents. The person who has abandoned the faults of character and possesses faith (śraddhāvān) is indeed pure.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्यायसी (jyāyasī) - superior, better, greater

• या (yā) - which, who (feminine)

• पवित्राणाम् (pavitrāṇām) - among purifiers, of the holy things

• निवृत्तिः (nivṛttiḥ) - renunciation, cessation, withdrawal (nivṛtti)

• श्रद्धया (śraddhayā) - by faith, with faith (śraddhā)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• निवृत्त-शील-दोषः (nivṛtta-śīla-doṣaḥ) - one who has abandoned faults in conduct/character

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

• श्रद्धावान् (śraddhāvān) - possessing faith, faithful, believing (śraddhāvān)

• पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified, clean, holy

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्यायसी (jyāyasī) - superior, better, greater

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jyāyas

jyāyas - superior, elder, better (comparative of 'vṛddha' or 'praśasta')

या (yā) - which, who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

पवित्राणाम् (pavitrāṇām) - among purifiers, of the holy things

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pavitra

pavitra - purifying, sacred, pure; a filter, a means of purification

Root: pū (class 1)

निवृत्तिः (nivṛttiḥ) - renunciation, cessation, withdrawal (nivṛtti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti

nivṛtti - cessation, retirement, renunciation, withdrawal

Derived from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

श्रद्धया (śraddhayā) - by faith, with faith (śraddhā)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śraddhā

śraddhā - faith, trust, belief, confidence (śraddhā)

Root: dhā (class 3)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

निवृत्त-शील-दोषः (nivṛtta-śīla-doṣaḥ) - one who has abandoned faults in conduct/character

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivṛtta-śīla-doṣa

nivṛtta-śīla-doṣa - one whose faults of character have ceased

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivṛtta+śīla+doṣa)

• nivṛtta – ceased, stopped, retired, renounced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• śīla – conduct, character, moral habit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, sin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

श्रद्धावान् (śraddhāvān) - possessing faith, faithful, believing (śraddhāvān)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śraddhāvat

śraddhāvat - having faith, believing

Formed with 'matup' suffix meaning 'possessing' from 'śraddhā'.

पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified, clean, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūta

pūta - purified, clean, pure

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it