महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-55

गङ्गोर्मिभिरथो दिग्धः पुरुषं पवनो यदा ।
स्पृशते सोऽपि पाप्मानं सद्य एवापमार्जति ॥५५॥

55. gaṅgormibhiratho digdhaḥ puruṣaṁ pavano yadā ,
spṛśate so'pi pāpmānaṁ sadya evāpamārjati.

55. gaṅgormibhiḥ atho digdhaḥ puruṣam pavanaḥ yadā
spṛśate saḥ api pāpmānam sadyaḥ eva apamārjati

55. yadā gaṅgormibhiḥ digdhaḥ pavanaḥ puruṣam atho
spṛśate saḥ api sadyaḥ eva pāpmānam apamārjati

55. When the wind, touched by the waves of the Ganga, then touches a person, that person immediately cleanses himself of sin.

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गोर्मिभिः (gaṅgormibhiḥ) - by the waves of the Ganga

• अथो (atho) - then, moreover, further

• दिग्धः (digdhaḥ) - imbued, permeated (with the purity of the Ganga) (smeared, touched, anointed)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a person, man

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air, purifier

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• स्पृशते (spṛśate) - he/it touches

• सः (saḥ) - the person mentioned (he, that)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• पाप्मानम् (pāpmānam) - sin, evil, wickedness

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अपमार्जति (apamārjati) - cleanses oneself of (sin) (he wipes away, cleanses, removes)

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गोर्मिभिः (gaṅgormibhiḥ) - by the waves of the Ganga

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaṅgormi

gaṅgormi - waves of the Ganga

Compound: Gaṅgā (Ganga) + ūrmi (wave).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpurusha (gaṅgā+ūrmi)

• gaṅgā – the river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• ūrmi – wave, billow, surge
  noun (masculine)

अथो (atho) - then, moreover, further

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'atha' (now, then) + 'u'.

दिग्धः (digdhaḥ) - imbued, permeated (with the purity of the Ganga) (smeared, touched, anointed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of digdha

digdha - smeared, anointed, touched, imbued

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dih' (to smear, anoint) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: dih (class 2)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a person, man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Object of 'spṛśate'.

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air, purifier

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier, fan

Derived from root 'pū' (to purify, cleanse) with suffix 'ana'.

Root: pū (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb of time.

Note: Forms a temporal clause.

स्पृशते (spṛśate) - he/it touches

(verb)

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

Present tense, Middle voice (Ātmanepada)

6th class verb.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

सः (saḥ) - the person mentioned (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'apamārjati'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Postposition or particle.

पाप्मानम् (pāpmānam) - sin, evil, wickedness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāpman

pāpman - sin, evil, wickedness, misfortune

n-stem noun.

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Modifies 'apamārjati'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'sadyaḥ'.

अपमार्जति (apamārjati) - cleanses oneself of (sin) (he wipes away, cleanses, removes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of apamṛj

Present tense, Active voice (Parasmaipada)

From root 'mṛj' (to wipe, cleanse) with prefix 'apa-'.

Prefix: apa

Root: mṛj (class 2)

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