महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-203

यश्चैनं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे ब्राह्मणान्पादमन्ततः ।
अक्षय्यमन्नपानं तत्पितॄंस्तस्योपतिष्ठति ॥२०३॥

203. yaścainaṁ śrāvayecchrāddhe brāhmaṇānpādamantataḥ ,
akṣayyamannapānaṁ tatpitṝṁstasyopatiṣṭhati.

203. yaḥ ca enam śrāvayet śrāddhe brāhmaṇān pādam antataḥ
akṣayyam anna-pānam tat pitṝn tasya upatiṣṭhati

203. And whoever recites even a quarter of this (text) to Brahmins during a śrāddha ceremony, for him, imperishable food and drink is offered to his ancestors.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एनम् (enam) - this (text) (this (one))

• श्रावयेत् (śrāvayet) - should recite (should cause to hear, should recite)

• श्राद्धे (śrāddhe) - during a śrāddha ceremony (in a śrāddha ceremony)

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - to Brahmins (Brahmins)

• पादम् (pādam) - a quarter (of the text) (a quarter, a part, a foot)

• अन्ततः (antataḥ) - at least (at the end, from within, at least)

• अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - imperishable (imperishable, everlasting)

• अन्न-पानम् (anna-pānam) - food and drink

• तत् (tat) - that (food and drink) (that)

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors (fathers, ancestors)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (the reciter's) (his, its)

• उपतिष्ठति (upatiṣṭhati) - is offered to (stands near, is present, serves, is offered to)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - this (text) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that (demonstrative pronoun, often anaphoric)

श्रावयेत् (śrāvayet) - should recite (should cause to hear, should recite)

(verb)

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

causative

causative stem of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

श्राद्धे (śrāddhe) - during a śrāddha ceremony (in a śrāddha ceremony)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śrāddha

śrāddha - a funeral rite, an offering to ancestors

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - to Brahmins (Brahmins)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

पादम् (pādam) - a quarter (of the text) (a quarter, a part, a foot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, part, verse-quarter

अन्ततः (antataḥ) - at least (at the end, from within, at least)

(indeclinable)

derived from anta with suffix -tas

अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - imperishable (imperishable, everlasting)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣayya

akṣayya - imperishable, undecaying, everlasting

derived from kṣayya (perishable) with negative prefix 'a-'

Root: kṣi (class 1)

अन्न-पानम् (anna-pānam) - food and drink

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna-pāna

anna-pāna - food and drink, provisions

Compound type : dvandva (anna+pāna)

• anna – food, boiled rice, grain
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (used as noun)
  derived from root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• pāna – drink, act of drinking, beverage
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  derived from root pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (food and drink) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors (fathers, ancestors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

तस्य (tasya) - his (the reciter's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

उपतिष्ठति (upatiṣṭhati) - is offered to (stands near, is present, serves, is offered to)

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)