महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-54

नैमिषं प्रार्थयानस्य पापस्यार्धं प्रणश्यति ।
प्रविष्टमात्रस्तु नरः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥५४॥

54. naimiṣaṁ prārthayānasya pāpasyārdhaṁ praṇaśyati ,
praviṣṭamātrastu naraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate.

54. naimiṣam prārthayānasya pāpasya ardham praṇaśyati
praviṣṭamātraḥ tu naraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

54. For one who yearns for Naimiṣa, half of their sins (pāpa) are destroyed. Moreover, a person who merely enters Naimiṣa is completely freed from all sins (pāpa).

Words meanings summery:

• नैमिषम् (naimiṣam) - Naimiṣa, a specific sacred forest mentioned in scriptures (Naimiṣa (a sacred forest/place))

• प्रार्थयानस्य (prārthayānasya) - of one who desires or yearns for Naimiṣa (of one who desires, of one who yearns)

• पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the consequences of wrong actions (pāpa) (of sin, of evil)

• अर्धम् (ardham) - half of the sin (half, a part, a portion)

• प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - (sin) is destroyed or completely vanishes (is destroyed, perishes, vanishes)

• प्रविष्टमात्रः (praviṣṭamātraḥ) - a person merely upon entering (Naimiṣa) (merely entered, just entered)

• तु (tu) - moreover, emphasizing the next statement (but, indeed, moreover)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a human being (man, person)

• सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all types of sins (pāpa) (from all sins, by all evils)

• प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is completely freed from all sins (pāpa) (is released, is liberated, is freed)

Words meanings and morphology

नैमिषम् (naimiṣam) - Naimiṣa, a specific sacred forest mentioned in scriptures (Naimiṣa (a sacred forest/place))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naimiṣa

naimiṣa - a sacred forest, Naimiṣa

Note: Refers to the sacred forest of Naimiṣāraṇya.

प्रार्थयानस्य (prārthayānasya) - of one who desires or yearns for Naimiṣa (of one who desires, of one who yearns)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prārthayamāna

prārthayamāna - desiring, requesting, praying

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from √arth (to ask, to request) with prefix pra, in the causative (arthayati) and then present participle (śānac affix).

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 1)

Note: Present Ātmanepada participle.

पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the consequences of wrong actions (pāpa) (of sin, of evil)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wrong, bad

अर्धम् (ardham) - half of the sin (half, a part, a portion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, part, side

Note: Used as the subject here, 'half' is destroyed.

प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - (sin) is destroyed or completely vanishes (is destroyed, perishes, vanishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś

Present Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

प्रविष्टमात्रः (praviṣṭamātraḥ) - a person merely upon entering (Naimiṣa) (merely entered, just entered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭamātra

praviṣṭamātra - merely entered, just entered

Compound of praviṣṭa (past passive participle of pra-viś) and mātra (mere, only).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (praviṣṭa+mātra)

• praviṣṭa – entered, gone into
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √viś (to enter) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  indeclinable

Note: Describes 'naraḥ'.

तु (tu) - moreover, emphasizing the next statement (but, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis or contrast.

नरः (naraḥ) - a human being (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all types of sins (pāpa) (from all sins, by all evils)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins, all evils

Compound of sarva (all) and pāpa (sin).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wrong
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used with pramucyate, indicating 'released from'.

प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is completely freed from all sins (pāpa) (is released, is liberated, is freed)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Singular, Passive voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: The passive form implies being freed by an external agency or by the virtue of the act.