महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-36, verse-7

ते सर्वे पूतपाप्मानो भवन्तीति परा श्रुतिः ।
ब्राह्मणार्थे हतो युद्धे मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया ॥७॥

7. te sarve pūtapāpmāno bhavantīti parā śrutiḥ ,
brāhmaṇārthe hato yuddhe mucyate brahmahatyayā.

7. te sarve pūtapāpmānaḥ bhavanti iti parā śrutiḥ
brāhmaṇārthe hataḥ yuddhe mucyate brahmahatyayā

7. te sarve pūtapāpmānaḥ bhavanti iti parā śrutiḥ
brāhmaṇārthe yuddhe hataḥ brahmahatyayā mucyate

7. All those (who bathe in the Avabhṛtha) become purified of their sins; thus is the supreme Vedic tradition (śruti). One who is killed in battle for the sake of a Brahmin is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin (brahmahatyā).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• पूतपाप्मानः (pūtapāpmānaḥ) - having purified sins, whose sins are purified, pure from sins

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or statement (thus, in this way)

• परा (parā) - supreme, excellent, ancient

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - sacred tradition (śruti), Vedic text, revelation

• ब्राह्मणार्थे (brāhmaṇārthe) - for the sake of a Brahmin

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, slain

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - is freed, is liberated

• ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - from the sin of Brahmin-killing

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

पूतपाप्मानः (pūtapāpmānaḥ) - having purified sins, whose sins are purified, pure from sins

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūtapāpman

pūtapāpman - one whose sins are purified, pure from sins

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūta+pāpman)

• pūta – purified, cleansed, sacred
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'pū' (to purify).
  Root: pū (class 1)
• pāpman – sin, evil, wickedness
  noun (masculine)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or statement (thus, in this way)

(indeclinable)

परा (parā) - supreme, excellent, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ancient, other, distant

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - sacred tradition (śruti), Vedic text, revelation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - sacred tradition, Vedic revelation, what is heard

Root: śru (class 1)

ब्राह्मणार्थे (brāhmaṇārthe) - for the sake of a Brahmin

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇārtha

brāhmaṇārtha - purpose of a Brahmin, for a Brahmin's sake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+artha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative case used to express 'for the sake of'.

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, injured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is freed, is liberated

(verb)

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

Passive form of 'muc'.

Root: muc (class 6)

ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - from the sin of Brahmin-killing

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - the killing of a Brahmin, the sin of Brahmin-slaughter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – Brahmin, the highest caste
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Instrumental case used to indicate separation ('freed from').