महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-282, verse-20

अतिक्रमे मज्जमानो विविधेन नरः सदा ।
तथा प्रयत्नं कुर्वीत यथा मुच्येत संशयात् ॥२०॥

20. atikrame majjamāno vividhena naraḥ sadā ,
tathā prayatnaṁ kurvīta yathā mucyeta saṁśayāt.

20. atikrame majjamānaḥ vividhena naraḥ sadā
tathā prayatnam kurvīta yathā mucyeta saṃśayāt

20. vividhena atikrame sadā majjamānaḥ naraḥ
tathā prayatnam kurvīta yathā saṃśayāt mucyeta

20. A person who is always immersed in various transgressions should make such an effort that he may be freed from doubt (saṃśaya).

Words meanings summery:

• अतिक्रमे (atikrame) - in transgression, in error, in violation

• मज्जमानः (majjamānaḥ) - sinking, submerging, immersed, involved in

• विविधेन (vividhena) - by various, in various ways

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in such a way

• प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - he should do, he should make

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in order that, as

• मुच्येत (mucyeta) - he may be freed, he may be liberated

• संशयात् (saṁśayāt) - from doubt, from uncertainty, from perplexity (saṃśaya)

Words meanings and morphology

अतिक्रमे (atikrame) - in transgression, in error, in violation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of atikrama

atikrama - transgression, violation, overstepping, error

verbal noun

from ati-kram

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

मज्जमानः (majjamānaḥ) - sinking, submerging, immersed, involved in

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of majj

majj - to sink, to drown, to immerse oneself in

present participle (middle voice)

root majj, class 6, present participle (śānac) form

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with naraḥ.

विविधेन (vividhena) - by various, in various ways

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

Note: Modifies atikrame, implying 'in various kinds of transgression'.

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject of kurvīta.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying majjamānaḥ.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in such a way

(indeclinable)

Note: Precedes yathā clause, indicating a correlative 'so... that'.

प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

verbal noun

from pra-yat

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Object of kurvīta.

कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - he should do, he should make

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

optative

root kṛ, class 8, optative 3rd singular middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - so that, in order that, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a purpose clause.

मुच्येत (mucyeta) - he may be freed, he may be liberated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of muc

optative passive

root muc, class 6, passive (yak) form, optative 3rd singular

Root: muc (class 6)

संशयात् (saṁśayāt) - from doubt, from uncertainty, from perplexity (saṃśaya)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, perplexity (saṃśaya)

verbal noun

from sam-śī + a

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Indicates separation from doubt.