महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-56

श्रूयते हि महाराज संप्राप्ता वासवेन वै ।
ब्रह्महत्या ततः शुद्धिं हयमेधेन लब्धवान् ॥५६॥

56. śrūyate hi mahārāja saṁprāptā vāsavena vai ,
brahmahatyā tataḥ śuddhiṁ hayamedhena labdhavān.

56. śrūyate hi mahārāja samprāptā vāsavena vai |
brahmahatyā tataḥ śuddhim hayamedhena labdhavān

56. mahārāja,
hi śrūyate vāsavena vai brahmahatyā samprāptā tataḥ [saḥ] hayamedhena śuddhim labdhavān

56. Indeed, O great king (mahārāja), it is heard that the sin of Brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā) was incurred by Vasava (Indra). Thereafter, he attained purification through the Ashwamedha (Vedic ritual, yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - it is heard, it is learned

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Vocative address to Yudhishthira (O great king)

• सम्प्राप्ता (samprāptā) - incurred (by Vasava) (obtained, reached, incurred)

• वासवेन (vāsavena) - by Vasava (Indra)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - the personified sin of Brahminicide (the killing of a Brahmin, the sin of Brahminicide)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - purification, purity

• हयमेधेन (hayamedhena) - by the horse sacrifice, by the Ashwamedha (Vedic ritual)

• लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - he obtained, he received

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - it is heard, it is learned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: 3rd person singular present passive of root 'śru'

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Indeclinable particle for emphasis or causal relation

महाराज (mahārāja) - Vocative address to Yudhishthira (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king (mahā-rājan)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular masculine of 'mahārāja'

सम्प्राप्ता (samprāptā) - incurred (by Vasava) (obtained, reached, incurred)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samprāpta

samprāpta - obtained, reached, incurred

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'āp' with prefixes 'sam-' and 'pra-'

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Nominative singular feminine of past passive participle 'samprāpta'

वासवेन (vāsavena) - by Vasava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Vasava, a name of Indra

Derived from 'vasu'

Note: Instrumental singular masculine of 'vāsava'

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Indeclinable emphatic particle

ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - the personified sin of Brahminicide (the killing of a Brahmin, the sin of Brahminicide)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - Brahmin-killing, Brahminicide

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – Brahmin, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• hatyā – killing, slaughter, murder
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root han 'to strike, kill'
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular feminine of 'brahmahatyā'

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Note: Indeclinable adverb of time/sequence

शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - purification, purity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śuddhi

śuddhi - purity, purification, cleansing

Derived from root śudh 'to purify'

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Accusative singular feminine of 'śuddhi'

हयमेधेन (hayamedhena) - by the horse sacrifice, by the Ashwamedha (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hayamedha

hayamedha - horse sacrifice, Ashwamedha (haya-medha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haya+medha)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – sacrifice, oblation
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental singular masculine of 'hayamedha'

लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - he obtained, he received

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labdhavat

labdhavat - one who has obtained/received

Past Active Participle

Past active participle of root 'labh' with suffix -vat

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine of past active participle 'labdhavat', acting as the main verb 'he obtained'