महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-36, verse-38

कुर्याच्छुभानि कर्माणि निमित्ते पापकर्मणाम् ।
दद्यान्नित्यं च वित्तानि तथा मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥३८॥

38. kuryācchubhāni karmāṇi nimitte pāpakarmaṇām ,
dadyānnityaṁ ca vittāni tathā mucyeta kilbiṣāt.

38. kuryāt śubhāni karmāṇi nimitte pāpakarmaṇām
dadyāt nityam ca vittāni tathā mucyeta kilbiṣāt

38. pāpakarmaṇām nimitte śubhāni karmāṇi kuryāt
nityam vittāni ca dadyāt tathā kilbiṣāt mucyeta

38. One should perform good actions (karma) as a remedy for sinful deeds. One should also constantly give wealth (dāna), and thus one would be liberated (mokṣa) from sin.

Words meanings summery:

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should perform

• शुभानि (śubhāni) - good, auspicious

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds)

• निमित्ते (nimitte) - on account of, as a cause for, concerning

• पापकर्मणाम् (pāpakarmaṇām) - of sinful actions, of evil deeds

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, one would give

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• च (ca) - and, also

• वित्तानि (vittāni) - riches, wealth, possessions

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• मुच्येत (mucyeta) - one would be released, one would be liberated

• किल्बिषात् (kilbiṣāt) - from sin, from fault, from guilt

Words meanings and morphology

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should perform

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शुभानि (śubhāni) - good, auspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, beautiful, lucky

Note: Adjective modifying 'karmāṇi'.

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma) (actions, deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of the verb 'kuryāt'.

निमित्ते (nimitte) - on account of, as a cause for, concerning

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, motive, occasion, sign

Root: mī (class 1)

Note: Acts as a prepositional phrase with the genitive 'pāpakarmaṇām'.

पापकर्मणाम् (pāpakarmaṇām) - of sinful actions, of evil deeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pāpakarmaṇ

pāpakarmaṇ - sinful act, evil deed

Compound of 'pāpa' (sin, evil) and 'karman' (action).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+karman)

• pāpa – sin, evil, bad
  noun (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connects to 'nimitte'.

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, one would give

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वित्तानि (vittāni) - riches, wealth, possessions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, riches, found, acquired

past passive participle

From root 'vid' (to find, obtain), used as a noun.

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Object of the verb 'dadyāt'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a consequence.

मुच्येत (mucyeta) - one would be released, one would be liberated

(verb)

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

root muc, passive voice

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to liberation (mokṣa) from karmic bonds.

किल्बिषात् (kilbiṣāt) - from sin, from fault, from guilt

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kilbiṣa

kilbiṣa - sin, fault, guilt, offense

Note: Indicates separation from sin.