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.

76. הנותן לבְּרַהְמִינִים כפרים ופרות באלפים, הו מלך, משתחרר מכל החטאים, כמו הירח מן החושך.

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.

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