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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-280, verse-11

स्वयं कृत्वा तु यः पापं शुभमेवानुतिष्ठति ।
प्रायश्चित्तं नरः कर्तुमुभयं सोऽश्नुते पृथक् ॥११॥
11. svayaṁ kṛtvā tu yaḥ pāpaṁ śubhamevānutiṣṭhati ,
prāyaścittaṁ naraḥ kartumubhayaṁ so'śnute pṛthak.
11. svayam kṛtvā tu yaḥ pāpam śubham eva anutiṣṭhati |
prāyaścittam naraḥ kartum ubhayam saḥ aśnute pṛthak
11. yaḥ tu svayam pāpam kṛtvā śubham eva anutiṣṭhati,
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