महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-46

भक्षयित्वा तु यो मांसं पश्चादपि निवर्तते ।
तस्यापि सुमहान्धर्मो यः पापाद्विनिवर्तते ॥४६॥

46. bhakṣayitvā tu yo māṁsaṁ paścādapi nivartate ,
tasyāpi sumahāndharmo yaḥ pāpādvinivartate.

46. bhakṣayitvā tu yaḥ māṃsam paścāt api nivartate
tasya api sumahān dharmaḥ yaḥ pāpāt vinivartate

46. tu yaḥ māṃsam bhakṣayitvā api paścāt nivartate
tasya api sumahān dharmaḥ yaḥ pāpāt vinivartate

46. But he who, even after having eaten meat, later abstains from it; for him, there is also a very great righteous conduct (dharma), for he completely turns away from sin.

Words meanings summery:

• भक्षयित्वा (bhakṣayitvā) - after consuming meat (having eaten, having devoured)

• तु (tu) - but, nevertheless (but, on the other hand, however)

• यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat (for consumption) (meat, flesh)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - at a later time (afterwards, later, behind)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the preceding word or clause) (also, even, too)

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - abstains from meat (turns away, returns, desists, abstains)

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

• अपि (api) - also (in addition to whatever else is good) (also, even, too)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - exceptionally great (very great, very large, excellent)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - great merit or virtuous behavior (righteous conduct (dharma), moral duty, virtue, law)

• यः (yaḥ) - referring to the dharma as 'that which' or to the person as 'he who' (who, which)

• पापात् (pāpāt) - from sinful actions (from sin, from evil)

• विनिवर्तते (vinivartate) - completely abstains (from sin) (turns away completely, ceases, abstains, retreats)

Words meanings and morphology

भक्षयित्वा (bhakṣayitvā) - after consuming meat (having eaten, having devoured)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From causal of root bhañj (to break) or bhakṣ (to eat). bhakṣ is a desiderative-turned-root. Absolutive ending -itvā.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Expresses action completed before the main verb.

तु (tu) - but, nevertheless (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of nivartate.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat (for consumption) (meat, flesh)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Object of bhakṣayitvā.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - at a later time (afterwards, later, behind)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from paśca (behind).

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the preceding word or clause) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

निवर्तते (nivartate) - abstains from meat (turns away, returns, desists, abstains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of nivṛt

Present Middle

From root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni-. 1st class.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Correlative pronoun, referring back to yaḥ.

Note: Possessive (genitive) or dative sense ('for him').

अपि (api) - also (in addition to whatever else is good) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - exceptionally great (very great, very large, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, excellent

Intensive prefix su- + mahat (great). Nominative singular masculine form.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Adverbial prefix.
• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective (masculine)
  Present active participle stem of mah (to be great).
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies dharmaḥ.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - great merit or virtuous behavior (righteous conduct (dharma), moral duty, virtue, law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteous conduct (dharma), moral duty, law, justice, virtue, intrinsic nature

From root dhṛ (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject.

यः (yaḥ) - referring to the dharma as 'that which' or to the person as 'he who' (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun. Can refer to dharma or implicitly to the person (saḥ).

Note: Subject of vinivartate.

पापात् (pāpāt) - from sinful actions (from sin, from evil)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, vice, bad action

Note: Object from which one turns away.

विनिवर्तते (vinivartate) - completely abstains (from sin) (turns away completely, ceases, abstains, retreats)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vinivṛt

Present Middle

From root vṛt (to turn) with prefixes vi- and ni-. 1st class.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Action of the subject yaḥ.