Shloka 2
Devanagari script
य इदं पठते पर्व शृणुयाद् वापि नित्यश: । स मुच्यते महापापै: कृतैघोरिश्व॒ कर्मभि:
Transliteration
ya idaṁ paṭhate parva śṛṇuyād vāpi nityaśaḥ | sa mucyate mahāpāpaiḥ kṛtair ghoraiś ca karmabhiḥ ||
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。「この章を常に誦し、あるいは日々これを聴聞する者は、大いなる罪より解き放たれる。たとえ恐るべき行いから生じた罪であっても。」
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पठतेreads
पठते:
TypeVerb
Rootपठ्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
पर्वthe parvan/section
पर्व:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शृणुयात्would hear / should listen to
शृणुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, Optative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नित्यशःalways, regularly
नित्यशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यशस्
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुच्यतेis freed
मुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada (Passive), Third, Singular
महापापैःfrom great sins
महापापैः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमहापाप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
कृतैःdone/committed
कृतैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
घोरैःterrible
घोरैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
कर्मभिःby deeds
कर्मभिः:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
parva (section of the Mahābhārata)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Regular recitation or attentive listening to this Mahābhārata section is presented as a powerful means of moral purification, capable of freeing a person from even grave sins produced by terrible actions.
Sañjaya concludes or frames the section with a phalaśruti-style statement, praising the spiritual and ethical benefit of hearing or reciting the parva, a common epic device that links the war narrative to moral instruction.