महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-320, verse-41

इतिहासमिमं पुण्यं मोक्षधर्मार्थसंहितम् ।
धारयेद्यः शमपरः स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम् ॥४१॥

41. itihāsamimaṁ puṇyaṁ mokṣadharmārthasaṁhitam ,
dhārayedyaḥ śamaparaḥ sa gacchetparamāṁ gatim.

41. itihāsam imam puṇyam mokṣadharmārthasaṃhitam
dhārayet yaḥ śamaparaḥ saḥ gacchet paramām gatim

41. yaḥ śamaparaḥ imam puṇyam mokṣadharmārthasaṃhitam
itihāsam dhārayet saḥ paramām gatim gacchet

41. Whoever, intent on tranquility, preserves this sacred epic (itihāsa), which contains (mokṣa) liberation, (dharma) natural law, and purpose, he will attain the supreme state.

Words meanings summery:

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - epic (itihāsa) (epic, history, legend, story)

• इमम् (imam) - this (epic) (this)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, holy, virtuous)

• मोक्षधर्मार्थसंहितम् (mokṣadharmārthasaṁhitam) - which contains (mokṣa) liberation, (dharma) natural law, and purpose (containing or dealing with liberation, natural law, and purpose)

• धारयेत् (dhārayet) - preserves (one should remember, one should bear, one should preserve)

• यः (yaḥ) - Whoever (who, whoever)

• शमपरः (śamaparaḥ) - intent on tranquility (intent on tranquility, devoted to peace)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - will attain (one would go, one would attain)

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme (highest, supreme, ultimate)

• गतिम् (gatim) - state, destination (path, course, destination, state, condition)

Words meanings and morphology

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - epic (itihāsa) (epic, history, legend, story)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, tradition, epic, legend, story

Note: Object of dhārayet.

इमम् (imam) - this (epic) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies itihāsam.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, holy, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, pure, virtuous, meritorious

Note: Qualifies itihāsam.

मोक्षधर्मार्थसंहितम् (mokṣadharmārthasaṁhitam) - which contains (mokṣa) liberation, (dharma) natural law, and purpose (containing or dealing with liberation, natural law, and purpose)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣadharmārthasaṃhita

mokṣadharmārthasaṁhita - containing mokṣa, dharma, and artha; endowed with these three aims of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+dharma+artha+saṃhita)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, release
  noun (masculine)
  from root muc- (to release)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ- (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, material prosperity
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhita – joined, combined, furnished with, endowed with, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of sam-dhā-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies itihāsam.

धारयेत् (dhārayet) - preserves (one should remember, one should bear, one should preserve)

(verb)

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

Causative of dhṛ- (to hold)

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

Note: Implies a recommendation or command.

यः (yaḥ) - Whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of dhārayet.

शमपरः (śamaparaḥ) - intent on tranquility (intent on tranquility, devoted to peace)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śamapara

śamapara - devoted to tranquility, having peace as the main goal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śama+para)

• śama – tranquility, calm, quietude, control of mind
  noun (masculine)
  from root śam- (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• para – supreme, highest, ultimate, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies yaḥ.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun to yaḥ, subject of gacchet.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - will attain (one would go, one would attain)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates a potential outcome.

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme (highest, supreme, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best

Note: Qualifies gatim.

गतिम् (gatim) - state, destination (path, course, destination, state, condition)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, destiny, state, refuge

from root gam- (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of gacchet.