महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-109, verse-68

इमं तु कौन्तेय यथाक्रमं विधिं प्रवर्तितं ह्यङ्गिरसा महर्षिणा ।
पठेत यो वै शृणुयाच्च नित्यदा न विद्यते तस्य नरस्य किल्बिषम् ॥६८॥

68. imaṁ tu kaunteya yathākramaṁ vidhiṁ; pravartitaṁ hyaṅgirasā maharṣiṇā ,
paṭheta yo vai śṛṇuyācca nityadā; na vidyate tasya narasya kilbiṣam.

68. imam tu kaunteya yathākramam vidhim
pravartitam hi aṅgirasā maharṣiṇā
paṭheta yaḥ vai śṛṇuyāt ca nityadā
na vidyate tasya narasya kilbiṣam

68. kaunteya hi aṅgirasā maharṣiṇā
yathākramam pravartitam imam vidhim
yaḥ vai nityadā paṭheta ca śṛṇuyāt
tasya narasya kilbiṣam na vidyate

68. O son of Kunti (Arjuna), for the person who indeed reads or constantly hears this injunction (vidhi) which was set forth in due order by the great sage Aṅgiras, no fault (kilbiṣa) exists.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this (injunction) (this)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, however)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti (Arjuna) (O son of Kunti)

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order (in due order, appropriately, systematically)

• विधिम् (vidhim) - injunction (vidhi) (rule, method, injunction, ordinance)

• प्रवर्तितम् (pravartitam) - was set forth (set in motion, promulgated, caused to proceed)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• अङ्गिरसा (aṅgirasā) - by Aṅgiras

• महर्षिणा (maharṣiṇā) - by the great sage

• पठेत (paṭheta) - should read (he should read)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear (he should hear)

• च (ca) - and

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - constantly (constantly, always)

• न (na) - not

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (person) (of him, his)

• नरस्य (narasya) - of that person (of the man, of the person)

• किल्बिषम् (kilbiṣam) - fault (kilbiṣa) (sin, fault, impurity)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this (injunction) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Agrees with `vidhim`.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti (Arjuna) (O son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

derivative of Kunti

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order (in due order, appropriately, systematically)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, in which way
  indeclinable
• krama – order, sequence, step
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial compound.

विधिम् (vidhim) - injunction (vidhi) (rule, method, injunction, ordinance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, injunction, destiny

from vi-dhā (to arrange, establish)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रवर्तितम् (pravartitam) - was set forth (set in motion, promulgated, caused to proceed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravartita

pravartita - set in motion, caused to proceed, promulgated

Past Passive Participle

from pra-vṛt (causative) (to cause to proceed, to promulgate)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vidhim`.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अङ्गिरसा (aṅgirasā) - by Aṅgiras

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṅgiras

aṅgiras - name of a Vedic sage, a class of divine beings

महर्षिणा (maharṣiṇā) - by the great sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `aṅgirasā`.

पठेत (paṭheta) - should read (he should read)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √paṭh

3rd person singular optative active

Root: paṭh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear (he should hear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √śru

3rd person singular optative active

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - constantly (constantly, always)

(indeclinable)

adverb from nitya

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √vid

3rd person singular present middle

Root: vid (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (person) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरस्य (narasya) - of that person (of the man, of the person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

किल्बिषम् (kilbiṣam) - fault (kilbiṣa) (sin, fault, impurity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kilbiṣa

kilbiṣa - sin, fault, crime, impurity