महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-48

विकर्मणा तप्यमानः पापाद्विपरिमुच्यते ।
नैतत्कुर्यां पुनरिति द्वितीयात्परिमुच्यते ॥४८॥

48. vikarmaṇā tapyamānaḥ pāpādviparimucyate ,
naitatkuryāṁ punariti dvitīyātparimucyate.

48. vikarmaṇā tapyamānaḥ pāpāt viparimucyate na
etat kuryām punaḥ iti dvitīyāt parimucyate

48. A person who is tormented by regret due to a wrong action (karma) is liberated from that sin. (Furthermore), by resolving, 'I shall not commit this again,' they are liberated from a second (occurrence of such sin).

Words meanings summery:

• विकर्मणा (vikarmaṇā) - by a wrong action (karma), by a prohibited act

• तप्यमानः (tapyamānaḥ) - regretting, being tormented by one's actions (regretting, being tormented, performing austerity (tapas))

• पापात् (pāpāt) - from sin, from evil

• विपरिमुच्यते (viparimucyate) - is liberated, is released

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - 'I should do/commit (this)' (used with `na` for 'I should not') (may I do, I should do)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marker for quoted speech or thought)

• द्वितीयात् (dvitīyāt) - from a second instance (of sin) (from a second, from the second)

• परिमुच्यते (parimucyate) - is liberated, is released

Words meanings and morphology

विकर्मणा (vikarmaṇā) - by a wrong action (karma), by a prohibited act

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vikarmaṇ

vikarmaṇ - wrong action (karma), improper act, forbidden deed

Compound `vi` + `karmaṇ` (bad karma).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vi+karmaṇ)

• vi – apart, astray, reverse, ill, wrong
  prefix (indeclinable)
• karmaṇ – action (karma), deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  From root `kṛ`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तप्यमानः (tapyamānaḥ) - regretting, being tormented by one's actions (regretting, being tormented, performing austerity (tapas))

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapyamāna

tapyamāna - undergoing penance (tapas), being afflicted, regretting

Present middle participle (passive sense)

From root `tap` (to heat, to suffer penance). `śānac` suffix.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

पापात् (pāpāt) - from sin, from evil

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, bad, sin, crime

विपरिमुच्यते (viparimucyate) - is liberated, is released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of viparimuc

Present passive indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, with prefixes `vi` and `pari`.

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: muc (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - 'I should do/commit (this)' (used with `na` for 'I should not') (may I do, I should do)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Optative/Potential mood

1st person singular, optative active.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marker for quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

द्वितीयात् (dvitīyāt) - from a second instance (of sin) (from a second, from the second)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary, another

Root: dva

परिमुच्यते (parimucyate) - is liberated, is released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of parimuc

Present passive indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, with prefix `pari`.

Prefix: pari

Root: muc (class 6)