महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-280, verse-11
स्वयं कृत्वा तु यः पापं शुभमेवानुतिष्ठति ।
प्रायश्चित्तं नरः कर्तुमुभयं सोऽश्नुते पृथक् ॥११॥
प्रायश्चित्तं नरः कर्तुमुभयं सोऽश्नुते पृथक् ॥११॥
11. svayaṁ kṛtvā tu yaḥ pāpaṁ śubhamevānutiṣṭhati ,
prāyaścittaṁ naraḥ kartumubhayaṁ so'śnute pṛthak.
prāyaścittaṁ naraḥ kartumubhayaṁ so'śnute pṛthak.
11.
svayam kṛtvā tu yaḥ pāpam śubham eva anutiṣṭhati |
prāyaścittam naraḥ kartum ubhayam saḥ aśnute pṛthak
prāyaścittam naraḥ kartum ubhayam saḥ aśnute pṛthak
11.
yaḥ tu svayam pāpam kṛtvā śubham eva anutiṣṭhati,
saḥ naraḥ prāyaścittam kartum ubhayam pṛthak aśnute
saḥ naraḥ prāyaścittam kartum ubhayam pṛthak aśnute
11.
But he who, having himself committed a sin (pāpa), then performs only good deeds, that man, instead of performing proper expiation (prāyaścitta), experiences both [the results of sin and good] separately.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself (oneself, by oneself, personally)
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having committed (having done, after doing)
- तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)
- पापम् (pāpam) - sin (pāpa) (sin, evil, vice, wickedness)
- शुभम् (śubham) - good deeds/actions (auspicious, good, virtuous, beautiful)
- एव (eva) - only (only, merely, indeed, just)
- अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - performs (follows, observes, performs, practices)
- प्रायश्चित्तम् (prāyaścittam) - expiation (prāyaścitta) (expiation, penance, atonement)
- नरः (naraḥ) - man (man, human being)
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make, in order to do)
- उभयम् (ubhayam) - both (results) (both)
- सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
- अश्नुते (aśnute) - experiences (obtains, reaches, experiences, enjoys)
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself (oneself, by oneself, personally)
(indeclinable)
Accusative singular of sva (self) used adverbially
Note: Refers to the subject yaḥ
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having committed (having done, after doing)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root kṛ (class 8) + tvā (absolutive suffix)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: This is an indeclinable participle
तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Relative pronoun
Note: Subject of the relative clause
पापम् (pāpam) - sin (pāpa) (sin, evil, vice, wickedness)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa
pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sinful; sin, vice, evil deed
From root pā (to protect - with negative connotation, or just derived without clear root association)
शुभम् (śubham) - good deeds/actions (auspicious, good, virtuous, beautiful)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, fortunate, good, virtuous, beautiful, splendid; good deed
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Object of anutiṣṭhati
एव (eva) - only (only, merely, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
Note: Emphasizes śubham
अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - performs (follows, observes, performs, practices)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anusthā
From anu-sthā. Root sthā (class 1)
Prefix: anu
Root: sthā (class 1)
प्रायश्चित्तम् (prāyaścittam) - expiation (prāyaścitta) (expiation, penance, atonement)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prāyaścitta
prāyaścitta - expiation, penance, atonement; an expiatory rite
Compound of prāyaś (related to prāya, a vow) and citta (thought, intention, but here often taken as 'purification')
Compound type : karmadhāraya (prāyaś+citta)
- prāyaś – going forth, undertaking; vow, religious observance, a misdeed
noun - citta – thought, mind, intention; pure, cleansed (as participle of ci, to collect, or cit, to perceive)
noun/adjective (neuter)
From root cit (to perceive).
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Object of kartum
नरः (naraḥ) - man (man, human being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Root: nṛ
Note: Refers to the subject saḥ (he)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make, in order to do)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
From root kṛ (class 8) + tumun (infinitive suffix)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Expresses purpose
उभयम् (ubhayam) - both (results) (both)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ubhaya
ubhaya - both
Dual-like pronoun/adjective
सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun
अश्नुते (aśnute) - experiences (obtains, reaches, experiences, enjoys)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś
Root aś (class 5, 9). Here, class 5
Root: aś (class 5)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)
(indeclinable)
Adverb
Note: Qualifies aśnute