महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-98, verse-5

अपविध्यन्ति पापानि दानयज्ञतपोबलैः ।
अनुग्रहेण भूतानां पुण्यमेषां प्रवर्धते ॥५॥

5. apavidhyanti pāpāni dānayajñatapobalaiḥ ,
anugraheṇa bhūtānāṁ puṇyameṣāṁ pravardhate.

5. apavidhyanti pāpāni dānayajñatapaḥ balaiḥ
anugraheṇa bhūtānām puṇyam eṣām pravardhate

5. [janaḥ] dānayajñatapaḥ balaiḥ pāpāni apavidhyanti
bhūtānām anugraheṇa eṣām puṇyam pravardhate

5. They dispel sins by the strength derived from charity (dāna), Vedic rituals (yajña), and ascetic practices (tapas). Moreover, their merit (puṇya) grows through kindness to all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• अपविध्यन्ति (apavidhyanti) - they cast off, throw away, dispel, renounce

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evil deeds, wicked acts

• दानयज्ञतपः (dānayajñatapaḥ) - charity, Vedic ritual, and austerity (as a collective concept)

• बलैः (balaiḥ) - by means of powers, by strength, by forces

• अनुग्रहेण (anugraheṇa) - by favor, by grace, by compassion, by help

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of living things

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, religious merit, good deed

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (masculine/neuter), their

• प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - it increases, it grows, it thrives, it prospers

Words meanings and morphology

अपविध्यन्ति (apavidhyanti) - they cast off, throw away, dispel, renounce

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd person plural

From root 'vyadh' (to strike, pierce) with prefix 'apa' (away, off).

Prefix: apa

Root: vyadh (class 4)

पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evil deeds, wicked acts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked; sin, vice, evil deed

Note: Object of 'apavidhyanti'.

दानयज्ञतपः (dānayajñatapaḥ) - charity, Vedic ritual, and austerity (as a collective concept)

(noun)

neuter, singular of dānayajñatapas

dānayajñatapas - the collective practices of charity (dāna), Vedic ritual (yajña), and austerity (tapas)

Dvandva compound of 'dāna' (gift), 'yajña' (Vedic ritual), and 'tapas' (austerity). The 's' of 'tapas' becomes 'ḥ' (visarga) before 'balaiḥ'.

Compound type : dvandva (dāna+yajña+tapas)

• dāna – gift, donation, charity, giving
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• yajña – Vedic ritual, religious offering, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'yaj' (to worship, offer)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• tapas – austerity, asceticism, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'tap' (to heat, suffer penance). S-stem noun.
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Stem form, acting as a modifier for 'balaiḥ' implying 'powers of charity, ritual, and austerity'.

बलैः (balaiḥ) - by means of powers, by strength, by forces

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might, army

अनुग्रहेण (anugraheṇa) - by favor, by grace, by compassion, by help

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, grace, compassion, help, assistance

From root 'grah' (to seize, take) with prefix 'anu' (after, along).

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of living things

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, living thing; past; element

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be, become). Often used as a noun meaning 'creature' or 'being'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, religious merit, good deed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - good, virtuous, auspicious; religious merit, virtue, good deed

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (masculine/neuter), their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the unspecified 'they' who dispel sins.

प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - it increases, it grows, it thrives, it prospers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pravardh

Present middle (ātmanepada) 3rd person singular

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase) with prefix 'pra' (forth, forward).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)