महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-22

क्षमा प्रशस्यते लोके न तु पापोऽर्हति क्षमाम् ।
क्षमावन्तं हि पापात्मा जितोऽयमिति मन्यते ॥२२॥

22. kṣamā praśasyate loke na tu pāpo'rhati kṣamām ,
kṣamāvantaṁ hi pāpātmā jito'yamiti manyate.

22. kṣamā praśasyate loke na tu pāpaḥ arhati kṣamām
kṣamāvantam hi pāpātmā jitaḥ ayam iti manyate

22. kṣamā loke praśasyate tu pāpaḥ kṣamām na arhati
hi pāpātmā kṣamāvantam ayam jitaḥ iti manyate

22. Forgiveness is praised in the world, but a wicked person does not deserve forgiveness. For indeed, a wicked soul (pāpātman) considers a forgiving person, 'This one is conquered (jita).'

Words meanings summery:

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, patience, forbearance, endurance

• प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is lauded, is commended

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people, in society

• न (na) - not, no

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

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - a wicked person, a sinner

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of, ought, is able

• क्षमाम् (kṣamām) - forgiveness, patience, forbearance, endurance

• क्षमावन्तम् (kṣamāvantam) - a forgiving person, one who possesses forgiveness or patience

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

• पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - a wicked soul (pāpātman), an evil-minded person

• जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered, vanquished, won, overcome (jita)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one, he

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, believes, considers, regards

Words meanings and morphology

क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, patience, forbearance, endurance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, forbearance, endurance

प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is lauded, is commended

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: śas (class 2)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people, in society

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind, society

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

पापः (pāpaḥ) - a wicked person, a sinner

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, bad; sin, wickedness (as a noun)

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of, ought, is able

(verb)

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

Root: arh (class 1)

क्षमाम् (kṣamām) - forgiveness, patience, forbearance, endurance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, forbearance, endurance

क्षमावन्तम् (kṣamāvantam) - a forgiving person, one who possesses forgiveness or patience

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣamāvat

kṣamāvat - possessing forgiveness or patience, forgiving, patient

Derived with possessive suffix -vat from kṣamā

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

(indeclinable)

पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - a wicked soul (pāpātman), an evil-minded person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpātman

pāpātman - one whose self (ātman) is wicked (pāpa), an evil-minded person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pāpa+ātman)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, bad; sin, wickedness
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered, vanquished, won, overcome (jita)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jita

jita - conquered, vanquished, won, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root ji

Root: ji (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, believes, considers, regards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)