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.

52. מי שחושף את פגמיהם של הטובים כמו חורים בבגד (אינו נוהג כראוי). אולם אם אדם עשה חטא ואחר כך פונה אל הטוב, הוא משתחרר מכל החטאים כמו הירח מעננים גדולים.

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

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