महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-6

पापात्मा पापबुद्धिर्यः पापमेवानुवर्तते ।
कर्मणामविभागज्ञः प्रेत्य चेह च नश्यति ॥६॥

6. pāpātmā pāpabuddhiryaḥ pāpamevānuvartate ,
karmaṇāmavibhāgajñaḥ pretya ceha ca naśyati.

6. pāpātmā pāpabuddhiḥ yaḥ pāpam eva anuvartate
karmaṇām avibhāgajñaḥ pretya ca iha ca naśyati

6. He who is evil-minded (ātman), of sinful intellect, and who consistently pursues only evil, being ignorant of the distinction of actions (karma), perishes both after death and in this world.

6. מי שנפשו רעה ומחשבותיו רעות ופועל רק ברוע, ואינו יודע להבחין בין סוגי הפעולות, יאבד הן בעולם הזה והן לאחר המוות.

Words meanings summery:

• पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - evil-minded (ātman) (evil-minded, having a sinful nature)

• पापबुद्धिः (pāpabuddhiḥ) - of sinful intellect, evil-intentioned

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin, wickedness

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows, pursues, conforms to

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds)

• अविभागज्ञः (avibhāgajñaḥ) - ignorant of distinction, not knowing separation

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death, having died

• च (ca) - and, also

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• च (ca) - and, also

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is lost, is destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - evil-minded (ātman) (evil-minded, having a sinful nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpātman

pāpātman - one whose self (ātman) is evil, evil-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+ātman)

• pāpa – evil, sin, bad, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

पापबुद्धिः (pāpabuddhiḥ) - of sinful intellect, evil-intentioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpabuddhi

pāpabuddhi - one whose intellect is evil, sinful intellect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+buddhi)

• pāpa – evil, sin, bad, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, reason
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin, wickedness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, bad, wicked

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows, pursues, conforms to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual (karma)

अविभागज्ञः (avibhāgajñaḥ) - ignorant of distinction, not knowing separation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avibhāgajña

avibhāgajña - one who does not know distinctions

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vibhāga+jña)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• vibhāga – division, distinction, separation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death, having died

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Prefix: pra

Root: i

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is lost, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

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