महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-36, verse-42

शक्यते विधिना पापं यथोक्तेन व्यपोहितुम् ।
आस्तिके श्रद्दधाने तु विधिरेष विधीयते ॥४२॥

42. śakyate vidhinā pāpaṁ yathoktena vyapohitum ,
āstike śraddadhāne tu vidhireṣa vidhīyate.

42. śakyate vidhinā pāpam yathā uktena vyapohitum
āstike śraddadhāne tu vidhiḥ eṣa vidhīyate

42. pāpam yathā uktena vidhinā vyapohitum śakyate
tu eṣa vidhiḥ āstike śraddadhāne vidhīyate

42. Sin (pāpam) can be removed by the prescribed method. However, this method is enjoined for a faithful (śraddhā) and pious person.

Words meanings summery:

• शक्यते (śakyate) - can be removed (used impersonally or with implied subject) (is able, can be done, is possible)

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method, by the rule, by the ordinance, according to rule

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong, demerit, offense

• यथा (yathā) - as, in the manner that, according to

• उक्तेन (uktena) - by what is said, by what is declared, by what is prescribed

• व्यपोहितुम् (vyapohitum) - to remove, to cast off, to abolish, to get rid of

• आस्तिके (āstike) - for a believer, in a pious person, in one who believes in God/Vedas

• श्रद्दधाने (śraddadhāne) - in one who has faith, for a faithful person

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - method, rule, ordinance, injunction

• एष (eṣa) - this, he

• विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed, is ordained, is enjoined, is laid down

Words meanings and morphology

शक्यते (śakyate) - can be removed (used impersonally or with implied subject) (is able, can be done, is possible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śak

Present Indicative, 3rd person singular, Passive voice (ya-class)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Often used impersonally or with an infinitive, as here with `vyapohitum`.

विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method, by the rule, by the ordinance, according to rule

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, injunction, ordinance, destiny

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong, demerit, offense

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sin, demerit

Note: Object of `vyapohitum` (infinitive) or subject of the implicit action of `śakyate`.

यथा (yathā) - as, in the manner that, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Combines with `uktena` to form `yathoktena` (sandhi).

उक्तेन (uktena) - by what is said, by what is declared, by what is prescribed

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak) + kta suffix; initial 'v' changed to 'u'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `vidhinā`.

व्यपोहितुम् (vyapohitum) - to remove, to cast off, to abolish, to get rid of

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of vyapoha

Infinitive

Derived from √ūh (to remove, to consider) with prefixes vi-apa- + tumun suffix

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Compound with upasargas 'vi-' and 'apa-'.

आस्तिके (āstike) - for a believer, in a pious person, in one who believes in God/Vedas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āstika

āstika - a believer (in God, Vedas, afterlife), pious, orthodox

Derived from 'asti' (is) + ṭhak suffix, meaning 'one who says asti'

Note: Refers to a person.

श्रद्दधाने (śraddadhāne) - in one who has faith, for a faithful person

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - having faith, faithful, believing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from śraddhā (faith) + √dhā (to place) + śānac suffix, meaning 'placing faith'

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `āstike`. Refers to a person. (śraddhā is a key word, so śraddadhāna should trigger it in translation)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - method, rule, ordinance, injunction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, injunction, ordinance, destiny

Note: Subject of `vidhīyate`.

एष (eṣa) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (masculine, nominative singular)

Note: Agrees with `vidhiḥ`.

विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed, is ordained, is enjoined, is laid down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vidhā

Present Indicative, 3rd person singular, Passive voice

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Compound with upasarga 'vi-'.