महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-80

ब्राह्मणेन भवेच्चीर्णं व्रतं द्वादशवार्षिकम् ।
इतरेषां तु वर्णानां सर्वपापं प्रणश्यति ॥८०॥

80. brāhmaṇena bhaveccīrṇaṁ vrataṁ dvādaśavārṣikam ,
itareṣāṁ tu varṇānāṁ sarvapāpaṁ praṇaśyati.

80. brāhmaṇena bhavet cīrṇam vratam dvādaśavārṣikam
itareṣām tu varṇānām sarvapāpam praṇaśyati

80. For a Brahmin, this act would be equivalent to having completed a twelve-year religious observance (vrata). But for other social classes (varṇa), all their sins are destroyed.

80. בְּרַהְמִין שעושה שם את הנדר בן שתים עשרה השנים יגיע להישג, ולבני המעמדות האחרים כל החטאים נמחקים.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin (referring to the performer of the act) (by a Brahmin)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be equivalent to (it should be, it would be, may it be)

• चीर्णम् (cīrṇam) - performed, completed (performed, observed, practiced)

• व्रतम् (vratam) - religious observance (vrata) (vow, religious observance, sacred practice)

• द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśavārṣikam) - a twelve-year (vow) (twelve-year, lasting twelve years)

• इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of other (social classes) (of others, of the others)

• तु (tu) - but (but, however, on the other hand)

• वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes (varṇa) (of the colors, of the social classes, of the castes)

• सर्वपापम् (sarvapāpam) - all their sins (all sin, every sin)

• प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - are destroyed (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin (referring to the performer of the act) (by a Brahmin)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman

From 'brahman'.

Note: Agent of the implied action (having performed the act mentioned in previous verses).

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be equivalent to (it should be, it would be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative active, 3rd person singular.

Root 'bhū' (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is the result of the act of pilgrimage.

चीर्णम् (cīrṇam) - performed, completed (performed, observed, practiced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cīrṇa

cīrṇa - performed, observed, practiced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'car' (to move, to perform, to practice).

Root: car (class 1)

व्रतम् (vratam) - religious observance (vrata) (vow, religious observance, sacred practice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, religious observance (vrata), sacred practice, duty

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet cīrṇam'.

द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśavārṣikam) - a twelve-year (vow) (twelve-year, lasting twelve years)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvādaśavārṣika

dvādaśavārṣika - twelve-year, lasting twelve years

From 'dvādaśa' (twelve) + 'varṣa' (year) + suffix 'ika'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvādaśa+varṣa+ika)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  numeral
• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• ika – (suffix indicating belonging to or related to)
  suffix
  Secondary derivative suffix.

इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of other (social classes) (of others, of the others)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, different

Note: Qualifies 'varṇānām'.

तु (tu) - but (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes (varṇa) (of the colors, of the social classes, of the castes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, social class (varṇa), caste, quality, letter (of alphabet)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Indicates for whom the effect applies.

सर्वपापम् (sarvapāpam) - all their sins (all sin, every sin)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sin, every sin

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'pāpa' (sin).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• pāpa – sin, evil, bad
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'praṇaśyati'.

प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - are destroyed (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular.

Root 'naś' (class 4) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: The subject is 'sarvapāpam'.

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