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.

25. מי שהיה בעבר מיטיב, אם עשה עבירה לא חמורה, יש לסלוח לעבריין הזה בגלל הטובה שעשה.

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

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