महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-148, verse-28

पापमाचक्षते नित्यं हृदयं पापकर्मिणाम् ।
ज्ञानपूर्वं विनश्यन्ति गूहमाना महाजने ॥२८॥

28. pāpamācakṣate nityaṁ hṛdayaṁ pāpakarmiṇām ,
jñānapūrvaṁ vinaśyanti gūhamānā mahājane.

28. pāpam ācakṣate nityam hṛdayam pāpakārmiṇām
jñānapūrvam vinaśyanti gūhamānāḥ mahājane

28. pāpakārmiṇām hṛdayam nityam pāpam ācakṣate.
gūhamānāḥ jñānapūrvam mahājane vinaśyanti.

28. The heart of evildoers is always declared to be sin. Those who hide themselves among the public knowingly perish.

Words meanings summery:

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil, bad deed)

• आचक्षते (ācakṣate) - they declare (they declare, they describe, they relate)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly)

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart (heart, mind, core)

• पापकार्मिणाम् (pāpakārmiṇām) - of evildoers (of those who do evil deeds, of sinners)

• ज्ञानपूर्वम् (jñānapūrvam) - knowingly (knowingly, intentionally, with knowledge)

• विनश्यन्ति (vinaśyanti) - they perish (they perish, are destroyed, vanish)

• गूहमानाः (gūhamānāḥ) - those who are hiding (themselves) (hiding, concealing (themselves))

• महाजने (mahājane) - among the public (in the great multitude, among the public, among noble people)

Words meanings and morphology

पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil, bad deed)

(noun)

neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, bad; sin, vice, crime

Note: Predicate nominative to `hṛdayam`.

आचक्षते (ācakṣate) - they declare (they declare, they describe, they relate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ācakṣ

Present Indicative, Ātmanepada

3rd person plural, active voice (Ātmanepada form), present tense. From `ā-` (prefix) + `cakṣ` (root, to see, to tell).

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly)

(indeclinable)

From ni + i (to go) + tya.

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart (heart, mind, core)

(noun)

neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core

Note: Subject of `ācakṣate` or object, depending on interpretation. Here, interpreted as subject to an implied "is".

पापकार्मिणाम् (pāpakārmiṇām) - of evildoers (of those who do evil deeds, of sinners)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāpakārmin

pāpakārmin - doing evil deeds, a sinner, evildoer

From `pāpa` (evil) + `karman` (deed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+karman)

• pāpa – evil, sin
  noun (neuter)
• karman – action, deed
  noun (neuter)
  From root `kṛ` (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

ज्ञानपूर्वम् (jñānapūrvam) - knowingly (knowingly, intentionally, with knowledge)

(indeclinable)

Compound of `jñāna` (knowledge) and `pūrva` (preceded by).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+pūrva)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root `jñā` (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• pūrva – preceding, former, prior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

विनश्यन्ति (vinaśyanti) - they perish (they perish, are destroyed, vanish)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vinaś

Present Indicative, Parasmaipada

3rd person plural, active voice, present tense. From `vi-` (prefix) + `naś` (root, to perish).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

गूहमानाः (gūhamānāḥ) - those who are hiding (themselves) (hiding, concealing (themselves))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gūhamāna

gūhamāna - hiding, concealing oneself

Present Middle Participle

From root `guh` (to hide) + `śānac` (suffix for PMP).

Root: guh (class 1)

महाजने (mahājane) - among the public (in the great multitude, among the public, among noble people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahājana

mahājana - a great man, noble person; a multitude of people, the public

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `jana` (people).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+jana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)