महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-165

यं चापराधं कृतवानज्ञानात्परमेश्वर ।
मद्भक्त इति देवेश तत्सर्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥१६५॥

165. yaṁ cāparādhaṁ kṛtavānajñānātparameśvara ,
madbhakta iti deveśa tatsarvaṁ kṣantumarhasi.

165. yam ca aparādham kṛtavān ajñānāt parameśvara
mat bhaktaḥ iti deveśa tat sarvam kṣantum arhasi

165. parameśvara deveśa,
[tvam] mat bhaktaḥ iti ajñānāt yam ca aparādham kṛtavān tat sarvam kṣantum arhasi

165. O Supreme Lord, O Lord of Gods, you should forgive all those offenses which I have committed out of ignorance, considering 'he is my devotee (bhakta)'.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - Referring to the offense (Which, whom, what (relative pronoun))

• च (ca) - And, also

• अपराधम् (aparādham) - Offense, fault, transgression

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - Having done, having made, committed

• अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - From ignorance, out of ignorance, due to ignorance

• परमेश्वर (parameśvara) - A direct address to the deity (O Supreme Lord)

• मत् (mat) - My, of me

• भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - My devotee (referring to the speaker) (Devotee, worshipper)

• इति (iti) - Indicating a quote or reasoning ('thinking he is my devotee') (Thus, so, thinking that, because)

• देवेश (deveśa) - Direct address to the deity (O Lord of Gods)

• तत् (tat) - Referring to 'all that offense' (That)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - All of the offenses (All, entire)

• क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - To forgive the offenses (To forgive, to pardon, to bear)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - You should (forgive) (You ought, you deserve, you are able)

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - Referring to the offense (Which, whom, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Masculine accusative singular, referring to aparādham.

च (ca) - And, also

(indeclinable)

अपराधम् (aparādham) - Offense, fault, transgression

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aparādha

aparādha - offense, fault, transgression, crime

From apa- (prefix) + √rādh (to succeed, accomplish, offend).

Root: rādh (class 5)

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - Having done, having made, committed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, made, performed

Past Active Participle

Formed from √kṛ (to do, make) + -tavat suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the speaker implicitly.

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - From ignorance, out of ignorance, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge

Compound: a- (negative prefix) + jñāna (knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From √jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

परमेश्वर (parameśvara) - A direct address to the deity (O Supreme Lord)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of parameśvara

parameśvara - Supreme Lord, highest ruler, a name for Śiva or Viṣṇu

Compound: parama (supreme) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+īśvara)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller, God
  noun (masculine)
  From √īś (to rule, own).
  Root: īś (class 2)

मत् (mat) - My, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

The pronominal stem mad (used as possessive/genitive form in compounds) is derived from aham.

Note: This is the form of aham (I) used in compounds, meaning 'my' or 'mine'.

भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - My devotee (referring to the speaker) (Devotee, worshipper)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, faithful, worshipper, devotee

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhaj (to share, distribute, partake, worship).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+bhakta)

• mat – my, mine
  pronoun
  Pronominal stem of 'aham' used in compounds.
• bhakta – devoted, worshipper, devotee
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhaj.
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound madbhaktaḥ, here separated as mat bhaktaḥ for roman_words_no_sandhi.

इति (iti) - Indicating a quote or reasoning ('thinking he is my devotee') (Thus, so, thinking that, because)

(indeclinable)

देवेश (deveśa) - Direct address to the deity (O Lord of Gods)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - Lord of gods, chief of gods

Compound: deva (god) + īśa (lord).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From √īś (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

तत् (tat) - Referring to 'all that offense' (That)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to sarvam aparādham.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - All of the offenses (All, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Also functions as an adjective.

Note: Agrees with tat aparādham.

क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - To forgive the offenses (To forgive, to pardon, to bear)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of kṣam

Infinitive

From √kṣam (to be patient, to forgive).

Root: kṣam (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - You should (forgive) (You ought, you deserve, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active 2nd Person Singular

From √arh (to be worthy, to deserve).

Root: arh (class 1)