महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-70, verse-16

अश्वमेधो हि राजेन्द्र पावनः सर्वपाप्मनाम् ।
तेनेष्ट्वा त्वं विपाप्मा वै भविता नात्र संशयः ॥१६॥

16. aśvamedho hi rājendra pāvanaḥ sarvapāpmanām ,
teneṣṭvā tvaṁ vipāpmā vai bhavitā nātra saṁśayaḥ.

16. aśvamedhaḥ hi rājendra pāvanaḥ sarvapāpmanām tena
iṣṭvā tvam vipāpmā vai bhavitā na atra saṃśayaḥ

16. rājendra hi aśvamedhaḥ sarvapāpmanām pāvanaḥ tena
iṣṭvā tvam vipāpmā vai bhavitā atra saṃśayaḥ na

16. Indeed, O King of Kings, the aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) is a purifier of all transgressions. Having performed that, you will certainly become free from misdeeds; there is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - The specific royal horse Vedic ritual. (horse ritual, a great Vedic ritual)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King of Kings, O mighty king

• पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - purifier, sanctifier

• सर्वपाप्मनाम् (sarvapāpmanām) - of all sins/misdeeds

• तेन (tena) - By that aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) (by that, by it)

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped, having sacrificed, having performed a Vedic ritual

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विपाप्मा (vipāpmā) - sinless, free from sin/misdeeds

• वै (vai) - surely, indeed, certainly

• भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will become

• न (na) - not

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - The specific royal horse Vedic ritual. (horse ritual, a great Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse Vedic ritual; a particular type of Vedic ritual performed by a universal monarch

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual, offering, oblation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √medh (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King of Kings, O mighty king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - lord of kings, king of kings (vocative form)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Sandhi of `rājan` + `indra` = `rājendra`

पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - purifier, sanctifier

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, purificatory, cleanser, sanctifier

Derived from √pū "to purify"

Root: √pū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aśvamedhaḥ'

सर्वपाप्मनाम् (sarvapāpmanām) - of all sins/misdeeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvapāpman

sarvapāpman - all sins, all evil deeds, all transgressions

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpman)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• pāpman – sin, evil, wickedness, transgression
  noun (neuter)

तेन (tena) - By that aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) (by that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'aśvamedha'

इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped, having sacrificed, having performed a Vedic ritual

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of √yaj

Root: √yaj (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

विपाप्मा (vipāpmā) - sinless, free from sin/misdeeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipāpman

vipāpman - free from sin, pure, blameless

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vi+pāpman)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
• pāpman – sin, evil, transgression
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'

वै (vai) - surely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of √bhū

Periphrastic future active

3rd person singular periphrastic future active of √bhū. Here it acts for 2nd person (you will be).

Root: √bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Derived from demonstrative pronoun 'idam' + 'tral' suffix

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

From 'sam-√śī' (to lie together, to hesitate)

Prefix: sam

Root: √śī (class 2)