महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-52

वसनस्येव छिद्राणि साधूनां विवृणोति यः ।
पापं चेत्पुरुषः कृत्वा कल्याणमभिपद्यते ।
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो महाभ्रैरिव चन्द्रमाः ॥५२॥

52. vasanasyeva chidrāṇi sādhūnāṁ vivṛṇoti yaḥ ,
pāpaṁ cetpuruṣaḥ kṛtvā kalyāṇamabhipadyate ,
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo mahābhrairiva candramāḥ.

52. vasanasya iva chidrāṇi sādhūnām
vivṛṇoti yaḥ | pāpam cet puruṣaḥ kṛtvā
kalyāṇam abhipadyate | mucyate
sarvapāpebhyaḥ mahābhrāiḥ iva candramāḥ

52. One who exposes the faults of good people (sādhu), just as one would reveal holes in a garment— (nevertheless) if a person (puruṣa), having committed a sin, then achieves auspiciousness (kalyāṇa), he is released from all sins, just like the moon emerges from dense clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• वसनस्य (vasanasya) - of a garment (of a garment, of clothes)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• छिद्राणि (chidrāṇi) - faults (holes, defects, faults)

• साधूनाम् (sādhūnām) - of good people (sādhu) (of good people, of saints, of virtuous persons)

• विवृणोति (vivṛṇoti) - exposes (he exposes, he reveals, he uncovers)

• यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which, whoever)

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

• चेत् (cet) - if (if, in case)

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

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having committed (having done, having made, having performed)

• कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - auspiciousness (kalyāṇa) (good, auspicious, welfare, well-being)

• अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - then achieves (he attains, he obtains, he reaches)

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - he is released (he is released, he is freed)

• सर्वपापेभ्यः (sarvapāpebhyaḥ) - from all sins (from all sins, from all evils)

• महाभ्राइः (mahābhrāiḥ) - from great clouds (by great clouds)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

Words meanings and morphology

वसनस्य (vasanasya) - of a garment (of a garment, of clothes)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vasana

vasana - garment, clothes, dwelling, abode

From root 'vas' (to wear, to dwell).

Root: vas (class 2)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

छिद्राणि (chidrāṇi) - faults (holes, defects, faults)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of chidra

chidra - hole, fault, defect, flaw, aperture

From root 'chid' (to cut, to break).

Root: chid (class 7)

साधूनाम् (sādhūnām) - of good people (sādhu) (of good people, of saints, of virtuous persons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, saint, holy man

विवृणोति (vivṛṇoti) - exposes (he exposes, he reveals, he uncovers)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice, third person singular. From 'vṛ' (cover) with 'vi' (apart) = uncover, reveal.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛ (class 5)

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, bad

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

चेत् (cet) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

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

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having committed (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from root 'kṛ' + suffix 'tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - auspiciousness (kalyāṇa) (good, auspicious, welfare, well-being)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - auspicious, excellent, beautiful, good, well-being, welfare

Note: Object of 'abhipadyate'.

अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - then achieves (he attains, he obtains, he reaches)

(verb)

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

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

मुच्यते (mucyate) - he is released (he is released, he is freed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of muc

passive voice

Present tense, passive voice, middle ending 'te', third person singular.

Root: muc (class 6)

सर्वपापेभ्यः (sarvapāpebhyaḥ) - from all sins (from all sins, from all evils)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins, every evil

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked, bad
  noun (neuter)

महाभ्राइः (mahābhrāiḥ) - from great clouds (by great clouds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābhrā

mahābhrā - great cloud, dense cloud

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+abhrā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• abhrā – cloud
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used to express 'from' in the simile (separated from).

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - the moon