महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-62

सुकृच्छ्रामापदं प्राप्तश्चान्नदः पुरुषस्तरेत् ।
पापं तरति चैवेह दुष्कृतं चापकर्षति ॥६२॥

62. sukṛcchrāmāpadaṁ prāptaścānnadaḥ puruṣastaret ,
pāpaṁ tarati caiveha duṣkṛtaṁ cāpakarṣati.

62. su-kṛcchrām āpadam prāptaḥ ca annadaḥ puruṣaḥ taret
pāpam tarati ca eva iha duṣkṛtam ca apakarṣati

62. ca annadaḥ puruṣaḥ su-kṛcchrām āpadam prāptaḥ taret
ca eva iha pāpam tarati ca duṣkṛtam apakarṣati

62. A person who performs the giving of food (dāna) will overcome even a very severe calamity that he has encountered. He also overcomes sin in this very world, and diminishes his evil deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• सु-कृच्छ्राम् (su-kṛcchrām) - very difficult, extremely severe

• आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity, misfortune, distress

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having obtained, reached, affected by

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्नदः (annadaḥ) - giver of food, food-giver

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, human being

• तरेत् (taret) - should overcome, may cross over, should pass through

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

• तरति (tarati) - crosses over, overcomes, passes through

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely, only

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

• दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin, misdeed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपकर्षति (apakarṣati) - draws away, removes, diminishes, degrades

Words meanings and morphology

सु-कृच्छ्राम् (su-kṛcchrām) - very difficult, extremely severe

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sukṛcchrā

sukṛcchrā - very difficult, extremely severe, great hardship

Tatpuruṣa compound: `su` (very, good) + `kṛcchrā` (difficult, hardship). Feminine form.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛcchrā)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable (prefix)
• kṛcchrā – difficult, painful, distress, calamity
  noun/adjective (feminine)

आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity, misfortune, distress

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, adversity

From prefix `ā` + root `pad` (to go, fall).

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of `taret`.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having obtained, reached, affected by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived at, affected by

Past Passive Participle

From prefix `pra` + root `āp` (to obtain) + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects clauses.

अन्नदः (annadaḥ) - giver of food, food-giver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of annada

annada - giver of food, food-giver, charitable person

Agent noun

Compound: `anna` (food) + `da` (giver). Upapada tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (anna+da)

• anna – food, cooked rice
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `ad` (to eat) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: ad (class 2)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (derived from verb) (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root `dā` (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of `taret`.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, soul, cosmic person

Root: pṛ

Note: Agrees with `annadaḥ`.

तरेत् (taret) - should overcome, may cross over, should pass through

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of tṛ

Present optative, 3rd person singular.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wicked deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked deed, misfortune

Root: pāt

तरति (tarati) - crosses over, overcomes, passes through

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person singular.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects clauses.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin, misdeed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - evil deed, misdeed, sin, misfortune

Past Passive Participle

Compound: `dus` (bad, ill) + `kṛta` (done).

Prefix: dus

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `apakarṣati`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects `pāpam tarati` with `duṣkṛtam apakarṣati`.

अपकर्षति (apakarṣati) - draws away, removes, diminishes, degrades

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, from prefix `apa` + root `kṛṣ` (to drag, draw).

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

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