महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-151, verse-29

कीर्तयानो नरो ह्येतान्मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ।
स्तुवंश्च प्रतिनन्दंश्च मुच्यते सर्वतो भयात् ।
सर्वसंकरपापेभ्यो देवतास्तवनन्दकः ॥२९॥

29. kīrtayāno naro hyetānmucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ ,
stuvaṁśca pratinandaṁśca mucyate sarvato bhayāt ,
sarvasaṁkarapāpebhyo devatāstavanandakaḥ.

29. kīrtayānaḥ naraḥ hi etān mucyate
sarvakilbiṣaiḥ stuvaṃḥ ca pratinandaṃḥ
ca mucyate sarvataḥ bhayāt
sarvasaṃkarapāpebhyaḥ devatā stavānandakaḥ

29. etān kīrtayānaḥ naraḥ hi sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
mucyate ca stuvaṃḥ ca pratinandaṃḥ
sarvataḥ bhayāt mucyate devatā
stavānandakaḥ sarvasaṃkarapāpebhyaḥ mucyate

29. A person who praises these (deities) is indeed freed from all sins. And one who praises and rejoices (in them) is liberated from every fear. A person who delights in the praise of deities is (also freed) from all sins that arise from defilement.

Words meanings summery:

• कीर्तयानः (kīrtayānaḥ) - The man who is actively praising the previously mentioned deities. (praising, narrating, celebrating)

• नरः (naraḥ) - Any human individual performing the action of praise. (man, person)

• हि (hi) - Emphasizing the certainty of liberation. (indeed, surely, for)

• एतान् (etān) - Refers to the deities and other entities mentioned in the previous verses. (these (masculine accusative plural))

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - The result of praising the deities, being freed from sins/fear. (is freed, is liberated)

• सर्वकिल्बिषैः (sarvakilbiṣaiḥ) - The means/cause of liberation; 'from' all sins. (from all sins, by all impurities)

• स्तुवंः (stuvaṁḥ) - Active participation in praising. (praising, extolling)

• च (ca) - Conjoining the participles 'stuvaṃḥ' and 'pratinandaṃḥ'. (and)

• प्रतिनन्दंः (pratinandaṁḥ) - Actively rejoicing in the deities or their praise. (rejoicing, delighting, returning greetings)

• च (ca) - Conjoining the participles 'stuvaṃḥ' and 'pratinandaṃḥ'. (and)

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - The result of praising and rejoicing, being freed from fear. (is freed, is liberated)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - Liberated from fear 'from all directions' or 'completely.' (from all sides, completely, everywhere)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - The object from which liberation occurs. (from fear)

• सर्वसंकरपापेभ्यः (sarvasaṁkarapāpebhyaḥ) - Specifically from sins that involve mixing or defilement. (from all defiling sins, from all sins of mixing)

• देवता स्तवानन्दकः (devatā stavānandakaḥ) - The type of person who achieves liberation from specific sins due to their devotion. (one who delights in the praise of deities)

Words meanings and morphology

कीर्तयानः (kīrtayānaḥ) - The man who is actively praising the previously mentioned deities. (praising, narrating, celebrating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrtayāna

kīrtayāna - praising, celebrating, proclaiming

Present Middle Participle

From root kīrt (to praise, mention) in the causative (kīrtaya) + śānac suffix.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: It functions adjectivally to 'naraḥ'.

नरः (naraḥ) - Any human individual performing the action of praise. (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: The subject of the sentence.

हि (hi) - Emphasizing the certainty of liberation. (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of emphasis.

एतान् (etān) - Refers to the deities and other entities mentioned in the previous verses. (these (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Object of 'kīrtayānaḥ'.

मुच्यते (mucyate) - The result of praising the deities, being freed from sins/fear. (is freed, is liberated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of muc

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive, Ātmanepada, from root muc (to free, release).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: The subject is 'naraḥ'.

सर्वकिल्बिषैः (sarvakilbiṣaiḥ) - The means/cause of liberation; 'from' all sins. (from all sins, by all impurities)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvakilbiṣa

sarvakilbiṣa - all sins, all impurities

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+kilbiṣa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (neuter)
• kilbiṣa – sin, fault, crime, impurity
  noun (neuter)

Note: In passive constructions, the agent or the cause of liberation is often in the instrumental (here, 'from' sins).

स्तुवंः (stuvaṁḥ) - Active participation in praising. (praising, extolling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stuvan

stuvan - praising, extolling

Present Active Participle

From root stu (to praise) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Refers to the same 'naraḥ' implied as the subject.

च (ca) - Conjoining the participles 'stuvaṃḥ' and 'pratinandaṃḥ'. (and)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिनन्दंः (pratinandaṁḥ) - Actively rejoicing in the deities or their praise. (rejoicing, delighting, returning greetings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratinandan

pratinandan - rejoicing, delighting, returning salutations

Present Active Participle

From prefix prati + root nand (to rejoice, salute) + śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: prati

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Refers to the same 'naraḥ' implied as the subject.

च (ca) - Conjoining the participles 'stuvaṃḥ' and 'pratinandaṃḥ'. (and)

(indeclinable)

मुच्यते (mucyate) - The result of praising and rejoicing, being freed from fear. (is freed, is liberated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of muc

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive, Ātmanepada, from root muc (to free, release).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: The subject is an implied 'saḥ' (he), referring to 'naraḥ'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - Liberated from fear 'from all directions' or 'completely.' (from all sides, completely, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva with -tas suffix.

Note: Functions adverbially.

भयात् (bhayāt) - The object from which liberation occurs. (from fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

Note: Governed by 'mucyate'.

सर्वसंकरपापेभ्यः (sarvasaṁkarapāpebhyaḥ) - Specifically from sins that involve mixing or defilement. (from all defiling sins, from all sins of mixing)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of sarvasaṃkarapāpa

sarvasaṁkarapāpa - all sins of mixture/defilement

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+saṃkara+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṃkara – mixing, impurity, confusion, defilement, hybridity
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam + root kṛ (to strew, mix).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wickedness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Governed by an implied 'mucyate'.

देवता स्तवानन्दकः (devatā stavānandakaḥ) - The type of person who achieves liberation from specific sins due to their devotion. (one who delights in the praise of deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devatāstavānandaka

devatāstavānandaka - one who delights in the praise of deities

Compound type : tatpurusha (devatā+stava+ānandaka)

• devatā – divinity, deity
  noun (feminine)
• stava – praise, eulogy, hymn
  noun (masculine)
  From root stu (to praise) + -a suffix.
  Root: stu (class 2)
• ānandaka – one who rejoices, delights
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From prefix ā + root nand (to rejoice) + -aka suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied 'mucyate'.