महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-132

त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नात्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया ।
अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं विन्दति मानवः ॥१३२॥

132. trirātropoṣitaḥ snātvā mucyate brahmahatyayā ,
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṁ phalaṁ vindati mānavaḥ.

132. trirātropoṣitaḥ snātvā mucyate brahmahatyayā
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyām phalam vindati mānavaḥ

132. A human being who has fasted for three nights and then bathed is freed from the sin of killing a brahmin. Such a person obtains the fruit (phala) of performing both an Agniṣṭoma and an Atirātra sacrifice.

132. מי שצם שלושה לילות ואז התרחץ שם, משתחרר מחטא רצח בְּרַהְמִין, והאדם זוכה בפרי של טקסי אַגְנִישְׁטוֹמַה ואַטִירָאטְרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिरात्रोपोषितः (trirātropoṣitaḥ) - one who has fasted for three nights

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - is freed, is liberated, is released

• ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - by the killing of a brahmin, from the sin of killing a brahmin

• अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्याम् (agniṣṭomātirātrābhyām) - by the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• विन्दति (vindati) - finds, obtains, acquires

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being, man

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिरात्रोपोषितः (trirātropoṣitaḥ) - one who has fasted for three nights

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trirātropoṣita

trirātropoṣita - fasted for three nights

Compound adjective referring to a person who has observed a three-night fast.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+rātra+upoṣita)

• tri – three
  numeral
• rātra – night
  noun (masculine)
• upoṣita – fasted, having fasted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √vas (to dwell) with prefix upa, used in the sense of 'to fast'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 2)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √snā with the suffix -tvā.

Root: snā (class 2)

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is freed, is liberated, is released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of muc

Present Tense

Root muc, 6th conjugation, middle voice, present 3rd person singular.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used here in a passive sense.

ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - by the killing of a brahmin, from the sin of killing a brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - the killing of a brahmin, brahminicide

Compound noun referring to the gravest sin of killing a brahmin.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – a brahmin, priest
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder
  noun (feminine)
  Root: han

अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्याम् (agniṣṭomātirātrābhyām) - by the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of agniṣṭomātirātra

agniṣṭomātirātra - Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra (two types of Soma sacrifices)

Compound of two specific Soma sacrifices.

Compound type : dvandva (agniṣṭoma+atirātra)

• agniṣṭoma – a specific Soma sacrifice lasting one day
  noun (masculine)
• atirātra – a specific Soma sacrifice lasting beyond the night
  noun (masculine)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

विन्दति (vindati) - finds, obtains, acquires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Present Tense

Root vid, 6th conjugation, active voice, present 3rd person singular.

Root: vid (class 6)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human, relating to Manu, a human being

Derived from Manu, referring to his offspring.

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