महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-13

लीलयाल्पं यथा गात्रात्प्रमृज्यादात्मनो रजः ।
बहु यत्नेन महता दोषनिर्हरणं तथा ॥१३॥

13. līlayālpaṁ yathā gātrātpramṛjyādātmano rajaḥ ,
bahu yatnena mahatā doṣanirharaṇaṁ tathā.

13. līlayā alpam yathā gātrāt pramṛjyāt ātmanaḥ
rajaḥ | bahu yatnena mahatā doṣanirharaṇam tathā

13. yathā līlayā ātmanaḥ gātrāt alpam rajaḥ pramṛjyāt
tathā bahu doṣanirharaṇam mahatā yatnena (bhavati)

13. Just as one might easily wipe a little dust from one's own body, similarly, the removal of many impurities (doṣa) requires great effort.

Words meanings summery:

• लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, easily, with ease

• अल्पम् (alpam) - a little, slight, small amount

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• गात्रात् (gātrāt) - from the body, from a limb

• प्रमृज्यात् (pramṛjyāt) - one might wipe off, should wipe off

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self, one's own

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, dirt, impurity

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, great

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with exertion

• महता (mahatā) - with great, by great

• दोषनिर्हरणम् (doṣanirharaṇam) - the removal of faults/defects/impurities

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

Words meanings and morphology

लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, easily, with ease

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, ease, grace, pastime

अल्पम् (alpam) - a little, slight, small amount

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, insignificant

Note: Agrees with 'rajaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

गात्रात् (gātrāt) - from the body, from a limb

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gātra

gātra - body, limb

प्रमृज्यात् (pramṛjyāt) - one might wipe off, should wipe off

(verb)

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

Optative mood.

Root mṛj- (to wipe, cleanse) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛj (class 2)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self, one's own

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit (ātman), essence

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, dirt, impurity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, pollen, impurity, rajas (guna)

बहु (bahu) - much, many, great

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Implied agreement with 'doṣanirharaṇam' or used adverbially.

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Derived from root yat- (to strive).

Root: yat (class 1)

महता (mahatā) - with great, by great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'yatnena'.

दोषनिर्हरणम् (doṣanirharaṇam) - the removal of faults/defects/impurities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of doṣanirharaṇa

doṣanirharaṇa - removal of faults/defects/impurities

Compound of doṣa (fault, defect) and nirharaṇa (removal).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (doṣa+nirharaṇa)

• doṣa – fault, defect, impurity, vice
  noun (masculine)
• nirharaṇa – removal, taking away, carrying off
  noun (neuter)
  action noun (from niḥ + hṛ)
  Derived from root hṛ- (to carry, remove) with prefix nis- and suffix -aṇa.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)