महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-50

पापान्यबुद्ध्वेह पुरा कृतानि प्राग्धर्मशीलो विनिहन्ति पश्चात् ।
धर्मो ब्रह्मन्नुदते पूरुषाणां यत्कुर्वते पापमिह प्रमादात् ॥५०॥

50. pāpānyabuddhveha purā kṛtāni; prāgdharmaśīlo vinihanti paścāt ,
dharmo brahmannudate pūruṣāṇāṁ; yatkurvate pāpamiha pramādāt.

50. pāpāni abuddhvā iha purā kṛtāni
prāk dharmaśīlaḥ vinihanti paścāt
| dharmaḥ brahman udate pūruṣāṇāṃ
yat kurvate pāpam iha pramādāt

50. A person who was formerly of a righteous (dharma) nature (śīla) later destroys the sins committed here unknowingly. O Brahmin, the path of natural law (dharma) arises for those people who commit sin here due to negligence.

Words meanings summery:

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sins (sins, evils)

• अबुद्ध्वा (abuddhvā) - unknowingly (unknowingly, without knowing)

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

• पुरा (purā) - previously (formerly, anciently, previously)

• कृतानि (kṛtāni) - committed (done, made, performed)

• प्राक् (prāk) - formerly (before, formerly, eastward)

• धर्मशीलः (dharmaśīlaḥ) - of a righteous (dharma) nature (śīla) (righteous by nature, virtuous, observant of duty)

• विनिहन्ति (vinihanti) - destroys (destroys, eradicates, strikes down)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - later (afterwards, behind, later)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the path of natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• उदते (udate) - arises (rises, appears, comes forth)

• पूरुषाणाम् (pūruṣāṇām) - for those people (of men, of persons, for men, for persons)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they commit (they do, they make, they perform)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil, wrong)

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

• प्रमादात् (pramādāt) - due to negligence (from negligence, through carelessness)

Words meanings and morphology

पापानि (pāpāni) - sins (sins, evils)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, bad

Note: Could also be accusative plural. Context indicates nominative as object of 'vinihanti' or subject of 'kṛtāni'.

अबुद्ध्वा (abuddhvā) - unknowingly (unknowingly, without knowing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from root 'budh' + suffix 'tvā'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: 'a' + 'buddhvā'.

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

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - previously (formerly, anciently, previously)

(indeclinable)

कृतानि (kṛtāni) - committed (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished, deed, act

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'kṛ' + suffix 'kta'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing 'pāpāni'.

प्राक् (prāk) - formerly (before, formerly, eastward)

(indeclinable)

धर्मशीलः (dharmaśīlaḥ) - of a righteous (dharma) nature (śīla) (righteous by nature, virtuous, observant of duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaśīla

dharmaśīla - righteous by nature, virtuous, having a moral character, observant of duty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+śīla)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• śīla – nature, character, habit, conduct, virtue
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person'.

विनिहन्ति (vinihanti) - destroys (destroys, eradicates, strikes down)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice, third person singular.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - later (afterwards, behind, later)

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the path of natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, learned man, a religious student, the Absolute (brahman), prayer, sacred text

Root: bṛh (class 1)

उदते (udate) - arises (rises, appears, comes forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ī

Present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada), third person singular.

Prefix: ud

Root: ī (class 2)

Note: From root 'ī' with prefix 'ud'.

पूरुषाणाम् (pūruṣāṇām) - for those people (of men, of persons, for men, for persons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme Person (puruṣa)

Note: Genitive can also denote purpose or relation, 'for them'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Agrees with 'pāpam'.

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they commit (they do, they make, they perform)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada), third person plural.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil, wrong)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, bad

Note: Object of 'kurvate'.

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

(indeclinable)

प्रमादात् (pramādāt) - due to negligence (from negligence, through carelessness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pramāda

pramāda - negligence, carelessness, inadvertence, error

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Denotes cause.