महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-36, verse-5

संवत्सरेण मासाशी पूयते नात्र संशयः ।
तथैवोपरमन्राजन्स्वल्पेनापि प्रमुच्यते ॥५॥

5. saṁvatsareṇa māsāśī pūyate nātra saṁśayaḥ ,
tathaivoparamanrājansvalpenāpi pramucyate.

5. saṃvatsareṇa māsāśī pūyate na atra saṃśayaḥ
tathā eva uparaman rājan svalpena api pramucyate

5. rājan saṃvatsareṇa māsāśī pūyate na atra saṃśayaḥ
tathā eva uparaman svalpena api pramucyate

5. One who eats only once a month for a year becomes purified; there is no doubt about this. Similarly, O king, by merely abstaining [from sins] even a little, one becomes completely liberated.

Words meanings summery:

• संवत्सरेण (saṁvatsareṇa) - by a year, in a year

• मासाशी (māsāśī) - one who eats monthly, a monthly eater

• पूयते (pūyate) - is purified, becomes pure

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• उपरमन् (uparaman) - abstaining from sins or worldly activities (abstaining, ceasing, desisting)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• स्वल्पेन (svalpena) - by a small amount, with a little

• अपि (api) - even, also

• प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is completely liberated, is freed

Words meanings and morphology

संवत्सरेण (saṁvatsareṇa) - by a year, in a year

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃvatsara

saṁvatsara - year, a full year

मासाशी (māsāśī) - one who eats monthly, a monthly eater

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māsāśin

māsāśin - one who eats only once a month

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māsa+āśin)

• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)
• āśin – eater, one who eats
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root 'aś' (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

पूयते (pūyate) - is purified, becomes pure

(verb)

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

Root: pū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - in that way, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

उपरमन् (uparaman) - abstaining from sins or worldly activities (abstaining, ceasing, desisting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uparamat

uparamat - abstaining, ceasing, desisting

present active participle

Derived from the root 'ram' with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

स्वल्पेन (svalpena) - by a small amount, with a little

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svalpa

svalpa - small, little, insignificant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+alpa)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is completely liberated, is freed

(verb)

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

Passive form of 'pra' + 'muc'.

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)