महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-132, verse-20

श्लक्ष्णां वाणीं निराबाधां मधुरां पापवर्जिताम् ।
स्वागतेनाभिभाषन्ते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥२०॥

20. ślakṣṇāṁ vāṇīṁ nirābādhāṁ madhurāṁ pāpavarjitām ,
svāgatenābhibhāṣante te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ.

20. ślakṣṇām vāṇīm nirābādhām madhurām pāpavarjitām
| svāgatena abhibhāṣante te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ

20. ye narāḥ ślakṣṇām nirābādhām madhurām pāpavarjitām vāṇīm svāgatena abhibhāṣante,
te svargagāminaḥ

20. Those individuals who speak gentle, harmless, sweet, and sinless words, addressing others with a welcoming tone, those people go to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• श्लक्ष्णाम् (ślakṣṇām) - gentle, smooth, soft

• वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, words, voice

• निराबाधाम् (nirābādhām) - harmless, unobstructed, unimpeded

• मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasing

• पापवर्जिताम् (pāpavarjitām) - free from sin, devoid of evil

• स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome, with words of welcome

• अभिभाषन्ते (abhibhāṣante) - they address, they speak to

• ते (te) - they, those

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people, humans

• स्वर्गगामिनः (svargagāminaḥ) - going to heaven, destined for heaven

Words meanings and morphology

श्लक्ष्णाम् (ślakṣṇām) - gentle, smooth, soft

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, agreeable

वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, words, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, word, language, Sarasvati (goddess of speech)

निराबाधाम् (nirābādhām) - harmless, unobstructed, unimpeded

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirābādha

nirābādha - unobstructed, harmless, unmolested

Prefix 'nir' (without) + 'ābādhā' (harm, impediment)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ābādhā)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence
• ābādhā – impediment, harm, affliction
  noun (feminine)
  From ā + √bādh (to oppress, vex)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bādh (class 1)

मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming

पापवर्जिताम् (pāpavarjitām) - free from sin, devoid of evil

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāpavarjita

pāpavarjita - free from sin, sinless

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+varjita)

• pāpa – sin, evil, bad
  noun (neuter)
• varjita – avoided, excluded, abandoned, free from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √vṛj (to avoid, abandon)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with a welcome, with words of welcome

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, well-arrived

Compound of 'su' (well) + 'āgata' (arrived)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• āgata – arrived, come, welcomed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā + √gam (to go)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

अभिभाषन्ते (abhibhāṣante) - they address, they speak to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of abhibhāṣ

present middle third person plural

Derived from root √bhāṣ with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people, humans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

स्वर्गगामिनः (svargagāminaḥ) - going to heaven, destined for heaven

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svargagāmin

svargagāmin - going to heaven, heavenly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+gāmin)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving, leading to
  adjective
  From root √gam (to go) + suffix -in
  Root: gam (class 1)