महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-30, verse-22

इमां कथां यः शृणुयान्नरः सदा पठेत वा द्विजजनमुख्यसंसदि ।
असंशयं त्रिदिवमियात्स पुण्यभाङ्महात्मनः पतगपतेः प्रकीर्तनात् ॥२२॥

22. imāṁ kathāṁ yaḥ śṛṇuyānnaraḥ sadā; paṭheta vā dvijajanamukhyasaṁsadi ,
asaṁśayaṁ tridivamiyātsa puṇyabhā;ṅmahātmanaḥ patagapateḥ prakīrtanāt.

22. imām kathām yaḥ śṛṇuyāt naraḥ sadā
paṭhet vā dvijajanamukhyasaṃsadi
asaṃśayam tridivam iyāt saḥ puṇyabhāk
mahātmanaḥ patagapateḥ prakīrtanāt

22. The person who always listens to or recites this story in an assembly of prominent Brahmins will undoubtedly attain heaven. Such a meritorious individual reaches that state through the glorification of the great-souled Lord of birds (Garuda).

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine, accusative))

• कथाम् (kathām) - story (story, tale)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine, nominative))

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - hears (optative for potential/habitual action) (may hear, should hear)

• नरः (naraḥ) - person, man (man, human being)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

• पठेत् (paṭhet) - recites (optative for potential/habitual action) (may recite, should recite)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• द्विजजनमुख्यसंसदि (dvijajanamukhyasaṁsadi) - in an assembly of prominent Brahmins (in an assembly of chief Brahmins/twice-born ones)

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly (without doubt, undoubtedly)

• त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - heaven (heaven, the three heavens)

• इयात् (iyāt) - will go, attains (may go, should go)

• सः (saḥ) - such a person, he (he, that (masculine, nominative))

• पुण्यभाक् (puṇyabhāk) - meritorious individual (sharer of merit, virtuous, meritorious)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Garuda) (of the great-souled, of the noble one)

• पतगपतेः (patagapateḥ) - of the Lord of birds (Garuda) (of the lord of birds, of Garuda)

• प्रकीर्तनात् (prakīrtanāt) - through the glorification (from the praise, from the glorification, by the recitation)

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

कथाम् (kathām) - story (story, tale)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, discourse

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Object of `śṛṇuyāt` and `paṭhet`.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine, nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - hears (optative for potential/habitual action) (may hear, should hear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

नरः (naraḥ) - person, man (man, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Note: Subject of `śṛṇuyāt` and `paṭhet`.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

पठेत् (paṭhet) - recites (optative for potential/habitual action) (may recite, should recite)

(verb)

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

Root: paṭh (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `śṛṇuyāt` and `paṭhet`.

द्विजजनमुख्यसंसदि (dvijajanamukhyasaṁsadi) - in an assembly of prominent Brahmins (in an assembly of chief Brahmins/twice-born ones)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dvijajanamukhyasaṃsad

dvijajanamukhyasaṁsad - assembly of chief twice-born ones

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvijajana+mukhya+saṃsad)

• dvijajana – twice-born people
  noun (masculine)
  compound of dvija (twice-born) and jana (people)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective
• saṃsad – assembly, council, congregation
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root sad (to sit) with sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sad (class 1)

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly (without doubt, undoubtedly)

(indeclinable)

Compound of a- (not) and saṃśaya (doubt)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  from root śī (to lie) with sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - heaven (heaven, the three heavens)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tridiva

tridiva - heaven, the three heavens (earth, atmosphere, sky)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+diva)

• tri – three
  numeral
• diva – heaven, sky, day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `iyāt`.

इयात् (iyāt) - will go, attains (may go, should go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - such a person, he (he, that (masculine, nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to `yaḥ naraḥ`.

पुण्यभाक् (puṇyabhāk) - meritorious individual (sharer of merit, virtuous, meritorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyabhāj

puṇyabhāj - sharer of merit, virtuous, meritorious

Compound of puṇya (merit) and bhāj (sharing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṇya+bhāj)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, righteousness
  noun (neuter)
• bhāj – sharing, partaking of
  adjective
  agent noun
  From root bhaj (to share, distribute)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ`.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Garuda) (of the great-souled, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime

Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `patagapateḥ`.

पतगपतेः (patagapateḥ) - of the Lord of birds (Garuda) (of the lord of birds, of Garuda)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patagapati

patagapati - lord of birds, Garuda

Compound of pataga (bird) and pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pataga+pati)

• pataga – bird (literally 'sky-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Compound of pat (to fly) and ga (going)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Connected to `prakīrtanāt`.

प्रकीर्तनात् (prakīrtanāt) - through the glorification (from the praise, from the glorification, by the recitation)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of prakīrtana

prakīrtana - praising, proclaiming, glorification, recitation

action noun

From root kīrt (to mention, praise) with pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Denotes the cause/means.