महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-60

वाङ्मनःकर्मजैर्ग्रस्तः पापैरपि पुमानिह ।
वीक्ष्य गङ्गां भवेत्पूतस्तत्र मे नास्ति संशयः ॥६०॥

60. vāṅmanaḥkarmajairgrastaḥ pāpairapi pumāniha ,
vīkṣya gaṅgāṁ bhavetpūtastatra me nāsti saṁśayaḥ.

60. vākmanaskarmajaiḥ grastaḥ pāpaiḥ api pumān iha
vīkṣya gaṅgām bhavet pūtaḥ tatra me na asti saṃśayaḥ

60. iha vākmanaskarmajaiḥ pāpaiḥ api grastaḥ pumān gaṅgām vīkṣya pūtaḥ bhavet.
tatra me saṃśayaḥ na asti.

60. Even a man in this world, afflicted by sins born of speech, mind, and action, becomes purified simply by seeing the Gaṅgā. Regarding this, I have no doubt.

Words meanings summery:

• वाक्मनस्कर्मजैः (vākmanaskarmajaiḥ) - by sins arising from speech, mind, and action (by those born of speech, mind, and action)

• ग्रस्तः (grastaḥ) - afflicted (seized, afflicted, swallowed (masculine nominative singular))

• पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by sins (by sins, by evil deeds)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man (a man, male person, human being)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - simply by seeing (having seen, having looked at)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Ganga

• भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (may become, should become, becomes)

• पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified (purified, clean, sacred (masculine nominative singular))

• तत्र (tatra) - regarding this (there, in that matter, then)

• मे (me) - for me (to me, my, for me)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

Words meanings and morphology

वाक्मनस्कर्मजैः (vākmanaskarmajaiḥ) - by sins arising from speech, mind, and action (by those born of speech, mind, and action)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāṅmanaskarmaja

vāṅmanaskarmaja - born of speech, mind, and action

From `vāc` (speech) + `manas` (mind) + `karman` (action) + `ja` (born from).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (vāc+manas+karman+ja)

• vāc – speech, word
  noun (feminine)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  From `√kṛ` (to do) + `manin` suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ja – born, produced, arising from
  suffix (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (suffix -ja)
  From `√jan` (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `pāpaiḥ`.

ग्रस्तः (grastaḥ) - afflicted (seized, afflicted, swallowed (masculine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grasta

grasta - seized, caught, afflicted, swallowed, eaten

Past Passive Participle

From `√gras` (to seize, swallow).

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Predicative participle.

पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by sins (by sins, by evil deeds)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, vice, wickedness

Note: Instrumental agent.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

पुमान् (pumān) - a man (a man, male person, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pumans

pumans - man, male, human being, person

Root `puṃs`.

Note: Subject of `bhavet`.

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Refers to the earthly realm.

वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - simply by seeing (having seen, having looked at)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From `vi-√īkṣ` (to behold, examine) + `lyaP` suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Action preceding `bhavet`.

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Ganga

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga

Note: Object of `vīkṣya`.

भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (may become, should become, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of bhū

Optative active

`bhav` (stem) + `ī` (optative sign) + `t` (ending).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first sentence.

पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified (purified, clean, sacred (masculine nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūta

pūta - purified, clean, pure, sacred

Past Passive Participle

From `√pū` (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - regarding this (there, in that matter, then)

(indeclinable)

Adverb from `tad` pronoun.

मे (me) - for me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Present active

Irregular verb.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the second sentence.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion, hesitation

From `sam-√śī` (to lie, doubt, hesitate).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

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