महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-113, verse-12

ब्राह्मणानां सहस्राणि दश भोज्य नरर्षभ ।
नरोऽधर्मात्प्रमुच्येत पापेष्वभिरतः सदा ॥१२॥

12. brāhmaṇānāṁ sahasrāṇi daśa bhojya nararṣabha ,
naro'dharmātpramucyeta pāpeṣvabhirataḥ sadā.

12. brāhmaṇānām sahasrāṇi daśa bhojya nararṣabha
naraḥ adharmāt pramucyeta pāpeṣu abhirataḥ sadā

12. nararṣabha daśa sahasrāṇi brāhmaṇānām bhojya
sadā pāpeṣu abhirataḥ naraḥ adharmāt pramucyeta

12. O best among men (nararṣabha), by feeding ten thousand brahmins, a man, even if he has always been engaged in sinful acts, may be liberated from unrighteousness (adharma).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of brahmins

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• दश (daśa) - ten

• भोज्य (bhojya) - by feeding, having fed (functioning as an absolutive from a causative verb) (to be fed, that should be fed)

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• अधर्मात् (adharmāt) - from unrighteousness, from evil

• प्रमुच्येत (pramucyeta) - may he be liberated, may he be freed

• पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - in sins, in evil deeds

• अभिरतः (abhirataḥ) - engaged in, devoted to, addicted to

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(numeral)

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'sahasrāṇi'

भोज्य (bhojya) - by feeding, having fed (functioning as an absolutive from a causative verb) (to be fed, that should be fed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojya

bhojya - to be eaten, eatable; to be fed, alimentary

Gerundive

Derived from the causative of root √bhuj (to eat), meaning 'to cause to eat' or 'to feed'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, chief of men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+r̥ṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• r̥ṣabha – bull; best, excellent, eminent
  noun (masculine)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

अधर्मात् (adharmāt) - from unrighteousness, from evil

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, unholiness, injustice, sin

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhr̥ (class 1)

प्रमुच्येत (pramucyeta) - may he be liberated, may he be freed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of pra-muc

Optative Mood

Root √muc (class 6), Atmanepada, Passive voice

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)

पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - in sins, in evil deeds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness; sinful, wicked

अभिरतः (abhirataḥ) - engaged in, devoted to, addicted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhirata

abhirata - delighted in, pleased with, engaged in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ram (to delight, be pleased) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'naraḥ'

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)