महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-206

य इमं शुचिरध्यायं पठेत्पर्वणि पर्वणि ।
अधीतं भारतं तेन कृत्स्नं स्यादिति मे मतिः ॥२०६॥

206. ya imaṁ śuciradhyāyaṁ paṭhetparvaṇi parvaṇi ,
adhītaṁ bhārataṁ tena kṛtsnaṁ syāditi me matiḥ.

206. yaḥ imam śuciḥ adhyāyam paṭhet parvaṇi parvaṇi
adhītam bhāratam tena kṛtsnam syāt iti me matiḥ

206. Whoever recites this pure chapter on every special occasion (parvan), by him the entire Mahābhārata would be considered studied—this is my opinion.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• इमम् (imam) - this (chapter) (this (one))

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, sacred (pure, clean, sacred)

• अध्यायम् (adhyāyam) - chapter, section (of the text) (chapter, section, lesson)

• पठेत् (paṭhet) - should recite (should read, should recite)

• पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on a special occasion, on a festival day (on a joint, on a knot, on a section, on a special day/festival)

• पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on every (such) occasion (on a joint, on a knot, on a section, on a special day/festival)

• अधीतम् (adhītam) - studied (studied, learned)

• भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahābhārata (relating to Bharata, the Mahābhārata)

• तेन (tena) - by him (the reciter) (by him, by that)

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire (whole, entire, complete)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, may be)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, (marker for quoted speech or thought))

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion (opinion, thought, intellect)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

इमम् (imam) - this (chapter) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, sacred (pure, clean, sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, sacred

अध्यायम् (adhyāyam) - chapter, section (of the text) (chapter, section, lesson)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhyāya

adhyāya - chapter, section, lesson, study

action noun

derived from adhi-i (to study)

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

पठेत् (paṭhet) - should recite (should read, should recite)

(verb)

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

Root: paṭh (class 1)

पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on a special occasion, on a festival day (on a joint, on a knot, on a section, on a special day/festival)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, section, chapter, festival, lunar junction day

Note: Repetition 'parvaṇi parvaṇi' means 'on every parvan'.

पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on every (such) occasion (on a joint, on a knot, on a section, on a special day/festival)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, section, chapter, festival, lunar junction day

अधीतम् (adhītam) - studied (studied, learned)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhīta

adhīta - studied, read, learned

past passive participle

derived from adhi-i (to study)

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahābhārata (relating to Bharata, the Mahābhārata)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to India, the Mahābhārata (epic)

derived from Bharata

तेन (tena) - by him (the reciter) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

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

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire (whole, entire, complete)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - whole, entire, complete

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, may be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, (marker for quoted speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun)

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion (opinion, thought, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, intention, understanding

action noun

derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)