महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-76

ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददद्ग्रामान्गाश्च राजन्सहस्रशः ।
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यस्तमोभ्य इव चन्द्रमाः ॥७६॥

76. brāhmaṇebhyo dadadgrāmāngāśca rājansahasraśaḥ ,
mucyate sarvapāpebhyastamobhya iva candramāḥ.

76. brāhmaṇebhyaḥ dadat grāmān gāḥ ca rājan sahasraśaḥ
mucyate sarvapāpebhyah tamobhyaḥ iva candramāḥ

76. O king, one giving thousands of villages and cows to Brahmins is freed from all sins, just like the moon is (freed) from darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins, for the Brahmins

• ददत् (dadat) - giving

• ग्रामान् (grāmān) - villages

• गाः (gāḥ) - cows

• च (ca) - and

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is freed

• सर्वपापेभ्यह् (sarvapāpebhyah) - from all sins

• तमोभ्यः (tamobhyaḥ) - from darkness, from darknesses

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins, for the Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Note: Recipient of 'dadat'.

ददत् (dadat) - giving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dadat

dadat - giving, granting

Present Active Participle

from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Implied subject, 'one who gives'.

ग्रामान् (grāmān) - villages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of grāma

grāma - village, community, collection

Note: Object of 'dadat'.

गाः (gāḥ) - cows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth

Note: Object of 'dadat'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Derived from sahasra (thousand) + śas (suffix denoting 'by way of')

Note: Qualifies 'grāmān gāḥ'.

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is freed

(verb)

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

Passive voice of root muc.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: The subject is implied ('one who gives').

सर्वपापेभ्यह् (sarvapāpebhyah) - from all sins

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins, every sin

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (neuter)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked act
  noun (neuter)

Note: 'from all sins'.

तमोभ्यः (tamobhyaḥ) - from darkness, from darknesses

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

Note: 'from darkness'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - moon, the moon god

Note: Subject of comparison.