महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-25

पूर्वोपकारी यस्तु स्यादपराधेऽगरीयसि ।
उपकारेण तत्तस्य क्षन्तव्यमपराधिनः ॥२५॥

25. pūrvopakārī yastu syādaparādhe'garīyasi ,
upakāreṇa tattasya kṣantavyamaparādhinaḥ.

25. pūrvopakārī yaḥ tu syāt aparādhe agarīyasi
upakāreṇa tat tasya kṣantavyam aparādhinaḥ

25. If someone was a former benefactor and his transgression is not serious, then that offense of the transgressor should be forgiven him on account of his past good deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वोपकारी (pūrvopakārī) - former benefactor (former benefactor, one who did good previously)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the benefactor) (who, which)

• तु (tu) - if (introducing a condition) (but, indeed, however)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

• अपराधे (aparādhe) - if his offense is (in offense, in transgression)

• अगरीयसि (agarīyasi) - not serious (not heavier, not more serious, minor)

• उपकारेण (upakāreṇa) - on account of his past good deeds (by a good deed, by help, by beneficence)

• तत् (tat) - that offense (that, it)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (the transgressor's) (his, of him, of that)

• क्षन्तव्यम् (kṣantavyam) - should be forgiven (to be forgiven, pardonable)

• अपराधिनः (aparādhinaḥ) - of the transgressor (of the offender, of the transgressor)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वोपकारी (pūrvopakārī) - former benefactor (former benefactor, one who did good previously)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvopakārin

pūrvopakārin - former benefactor, one who previously did a good deed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+upakārin)

• pūrva – former, previous, earlier
  adjective (masculine)
• upakārin – benefactor, helper, one who does good
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from `upa` + `kṛ` + `ṇini`
  Prefix: upa
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: subject of `syāt`

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the benefactor) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: relative pronoun

तु (tu) - if (introducing a condition) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

स्यात् (syāt) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अपराधे (aparādhe) - if his offense is (in offense, in transgression)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aparādha

aparādha - offense, transgression, fault, crime

derived from `apa` + `rādh` (to fail)

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 4)

Note: locative absolute construction

अगरीयसि (agarīyasi) - not serious (not heavier, not more serious, minor)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of agarīyas

agarīyas - not heavier, not more serious, lighter, minor

negative prefix `a` + comparative `garīyas` (heavier, more serious) from `guru` (heavy)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+garīyas)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• garīyas – heavier, more serious, more venerable (comparative of `guru`)
  adjective (masculine)
  comparative degree of `guru`

Note: modifies `aparādhe`

उपकारेण (upakāreṇa) - on account of his past good deeds (by a good deed, by help, by beneficence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upakāra

upakāra - help, service, good deed, beneficence

from `upa` + `kṛ` (to do)

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: cause/reason

तत् (tat) - that offense (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to the `aparādha`

तस्य (tasya) - his (the transgressor's) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to `aparādhinaḥ`

क्षन्तव्यम् (kṣantavyam) - should be forgiven (to be forgiven, pardonable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣantavya

kṣantavya - to be forgiven, to be endured, pardonable

gerundive (kṛtya)

gerundive of root `kṣam` (to forgive, endure)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: agrees with `tat` (the offense)

अपराधिनः (aparādhinaḥ) - of the transgressor (of the offender, of the transgressor)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aparādhin

aparādhin - offender, transgressor, culprit

agent noun from `aparādha`

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 4)

Note: specifies whose offense it is, referring to the former benefactor who has now offended