महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-200, verse-39

पापं कुर्वन्पापवृत्तः पापस्यान्तं न गच्छति ।
तस्मात्पुण्यं यतेत्कर्तुं वर्जयेत च पातकम् ॥३९॥

39. pāpaṁ kurvanpāpavṛttaḥ pāpasyāntaṁ na gacchati ,
tasmātpuṇyaṁ yatetkartuṁ varjayeta ca pātakam.

39. pāpam kurvan pāpavṛttaḥ pāpasya antam na gacchati
tasmāt puṇyam yatet kartum varjayeta ca pātakam

39. A person who commits sin and whose conduct is sinful never reaches the end of sin. Therefore, one should endeavor to perform meritorious deeds and avoid sinful actions.

Words meanings summery:

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, bad deed

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

• पापवृत्तः (pāpavṛttaḥ) - of sinful conduct, whose behavior is wicked

• पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin, of evil

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, limit, conclusion

• न (na) - not

• गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes, he reaches

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, righteous deed

• यतेत् (yatet) - one should strive, he should endeavor

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• वर्जयेत (varjayeta) - he should avoid, he should shun

• च (ca) - and

• पातकम् (pātakam) - sin, evil deed, falling down

Words meanings and morphology

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, bad deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, bad, wicked, misfortune

Note: Object of kurvan.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle

from root kṛ (class 8) + śatṛ suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Present active participle, used adjectivally.

पापवृत्तः (pāpavṛttaḥ) - of sinful conduct, whose behavior is wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpavṛtta

pāpavṛtta - one whose conduct is sinful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+vṛtta)

• pāpa – sin, evil, bad
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, done, happened
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vṛt + kta suffix
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin, of evil

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, bad, wicked, misfortune

अन्तम् (antam) - end, limit, conclusion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, proximity

Root: ant

Note: Object of gacchati.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes, he reaches

(verb)

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

Present Tense Active Voice

from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of tad pronoun, used adverbially.

Note: Formally ablative singular of the pronoun 'tad', used adverbially.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, righteous deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, righteous, auspicious

Root: puṇ

Note: Object of kartum.

यतेत् (yatet) - one should strive, he should endeavor

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yat

Optative Mood Active Voice

from root yat

Root: yat (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root kṛ + tumun suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Infinitive of purpose.

वर्जयेत (varjayeta) - he should avoid, he should shun

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vṛj

Optative Mood Active Voice (causative stem varjay)

from causative stem varjay + optative ending

Root: vṛj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पातकम् (pātakam) - sin, evil deed, falling down

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātaka

pātaka - sin, evil deed, cause of falling, heinous crime

from root pat + aka suffix

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Object of varjayeta.