महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-70

यो ह्येतद्ब्राह्मणो नित्यं शृणुयाद्धारयेत वा ।
न तस्याध्ययनं नाशमुपगच्छेत्कदाचन ॥७०॥

70. yo hyetadbrāhmaṇo nityaṁ śṛṇuyāddhārayeta vā ,
na tasyādhyayanaṁ nāśamupagacchetkadācana.

70. yaḥ hi etat brāhmaṇaḥ nityam śṛṇuyāt dhārayeta
vā na tasya adhyayanam nāśam upagacchet kadācana

70. yaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ etat nityam śṛṇuyāt vā dhārayeta,
tasya adhyayanam kadācana nāśam na upagacchet

70. A brahmin who constantly listens to or retains this sacred knowledge (brahman), his study will never be lost.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• एतत् (etat) - referring to the sacred knowledge or text (this)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin (person) (a brahmin, related to brahman, sacred lore)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should listen, may listen

• धारयेत (dhārayeta) - should retain or study (should retain, should bear in mind, should study)

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not, no

• तस्य (tasya) - of that brahmin (his, of him, its)

• अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study, learning, recitation

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, loss, ruin

• उपगच्छेत् (upagacchet) - will be lost (literally: 'should go to loss') (should go to, should incur, should meet with)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (when used with 'na') (ever, at any time)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, whoever

Note: Relative pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - referring to the sacred knowledge or text (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin (person) (a brahmin, related to brahman, sacred lore)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, sacred text, related to brahman

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb.

शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should listen, may listen

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

धारयेत (dhārayeta) - should retain or study (should retain, should bear in mind, should study)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhṛ

causative

Causative of dhṛ, often used in sense of 'to hold in mind, learn'

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Causative form.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that brahmin (his, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `yaḥ` (whoever).

अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study, learning, recitation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyayana

adhyayana - study, reading, learning, recitation

From adhi-i (to go over, study)

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, loss, ruin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, loss, ruin, disappearance

From root naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

उपगच्छेत् (upagacchet) - will be lost (literally: 'should go to loss') (should go to, should incur, should meet with)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of upagam

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (when used with 'na') (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)