महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-266, verse-17

धूतपापः स तेजस्वी लघ्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ।
कामक्रोधौ वशे कृत्वा निनीषेद्ब्रह्मणः पदम् ॥१७॥

17. dhūtapāpaḥ sa tejasvī laghvāhāro jitendriyaḥ ,
kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣedbrahmaṇaḥ padam.

17. dhūtapāpaḥ saḥ tejasvī laghu-āhāraḥ jita-indriyaḥ
kāma-krodhau vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣet brahmaṇaḥ padam

17. saḥ dhūtapāpaḥ tejasvī laghu-āhāraḥ jita-indriyaḥ
kāma-krodhau vaśe kṛtvā brahmaṇaḥ padam ninīṣet

17. Such a person, whose sins are purified, who is radiant (tejasvī), who eats lightly, and who has controlled their senses, should, by bringing desire and anger under control, aspire to attain the state (pada) of the Supreme Reality (Brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• धूतपापः (dhūtapāpaḥ) - one whose sins are shaken off, purified from evil

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant, full of spiritual energy, brilliant, powerful

• लघु-आहारः (laghu-āhāraḥ) - one whose diet is light, moderate in food

• जित-इन्द्रियः (jita-indriyaḥ) - one who has controlled his senses

• काम-क्रोधौ (kāma-krodhau) - desire and anger (both)

• वशे (vaśe) - under control, in one's power

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having brought (having done, having made, having placed)

• निनीषेत् (ninīṣet) - he should aspire to attain (he should wish to lead, he should wish to attain)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman, of the Absolute, of the Supreme Reality

• पदम् (padam) - the ultimate state or goal (state, abode, position, goal, foot, step)

Words meanings and morphology

धूतपापः (dhūtapāpaḥ) - one whose sins are shaken off, purified from evil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūtapāpa

dhūtapāpa - having sins shaken off or removed

Bahuvrihi compound: dhūta (Past Passive Participle of dhū 'to shake') + pāpa (sin). 'He by whom sins are shaken off'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhūta+pāpa)

• dhūta – shaken off, cleansed, removed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhū 'to shake' + -ta suffix.
  Root: dhū (class 5)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked act
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing 'saḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant, full of spiritual energy, brilliant, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - radiant, brilliant, energetic, powerful, spirited

Possessive suffix -vin added to tejas.

Note: Adjective describing 'saḥ'.

लघु-आहारः (laghu-āhāraḥ) - one whose diet is light, moderate in food

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghvāhāra

laghvāhāra - one who takes light food, having a light diet

Bahuvrihi compound: laghu (light) + āhāra (food). 'He whose food is light'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (laghu+āhāra)

• laghu – light, small, quick, easy
  adjective
• āhāra – food, diet, sustenance, eating
  noun (masculine)
  From root hṛ 'to take, carry' with prefix ā + -ghañ suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing 'saḥ'.

जित-इन्द्रियः (jita-indriyaḥ) - one who has controlled his senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered his senses, self-controlled

Bahuvrihi compound: jita (Past Passive Participle of ji 'to conquer') + indriya (sense organ). 'He by whom the senses are conquered'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ji 'to conquer' + -ta suffix.
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
  From indra + -īya suffix.

Note: Adjective describing 'saḥ'.

काम-क्रोधौ (kāma-krodhau) - desire and anger (both)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kāmakrodha

kāmakrodha - desire and anger

Dvaṃdva compound.

Compound type : dvaṃdva (kāma+krodha)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  From root kam 'to desire'.
  Root: kam (class 1)
• krodha – anger, wrath, rage
  noun (masculine)
  From root krudh 'to be angry'.
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā vaśe'.

वशे (vaśe) - under control, in one's power

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

Root: vaś

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having brought (having done, having made, having placed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root kṛ with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निनीषेत् (ninīṣet) - he should aspire to attain (he should wish to lead, he should wish to attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nī

Desiderative, Optative

Desiderative stem of root nī 'to lead' (ninīṣa) + optative ending. 3rd person singular, active.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Refers to the main action the person should take.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman, of the Absolute, of the Supreme Reality

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - ultimate reality, supreme being, sacred word/knowledge, the Absolute

From root bṛh 'to grow, expand'.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - the ultimate state or goal (state, abode, position, goal, foot, step)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, trace, mark, position, state, goal, abode, word

From root pad 'to go'.

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ninīṣet'.