महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-135, verse-141

इमं स्तवं भगवतो विष्णोर्व्यासेन कीर्तितम् ।
पठेद्य इच्छेत्पुरुषः श्रेयः प्राप्तुं सुखानि च ॥१४१॥

141. imaṁ stavaṁ bhagavato viṣṇorvyāsena kīrtitam ,
paṭhedya icchetpuruṣaḥ śreyaḥ prāptuṁ sukhāni ca.

141. imam stavam bhagavataḥ viṣṇoḥ vyāsena kīrtitam
paṭhet yaḥ icchet puruṣaḥ śreyaḥ prāptum sukhāni ca

141. yaḥ puruṣaḥ śreyaḥ sukhāni ca prāptum icchet imam
stavam bhagavataḥ viṣṇoḥ vyāsena kīrtitam paṭhet

141. Any person who wishes to attain ultimate good (śreyas) and happiness should recite this hymn of the divine Lord Vishnu, as narrated by Vyāsa.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this particular hymn (this, this (masculine accusative singular))

• स्तवम् (stavam) - a hymn of praise (to Vishnu) (hymn, praise, eulogy, panegyric)

• भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - belonging to or pertaining to the divine Lord (of the divine Lord, of the blessed one, of the glorious one)

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - belonging to Lord Vishnu (of Vishnu)

• व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by the sage Vyāsa (by Vyāsa)

• कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - recounted or narrated (by Vyāsa) (recounted, proclaimed, glorified, described)

• पठेत् (paṭhet) - should recite or study (the hymn) (should read, may read, would read)

• यः (yaḥ) - the person who (who, which, what (relative pronoun))

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - should wish or long for (should desire, may desire, would wish)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - any individual person (person, man, male, spirit, conscious being)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - ultimate spiritual good or welfare (good, welfare, prosperity, spiritual well-being, best, superior)

• प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to attain or achieve (to obtain, to attain, to reach, to acquire)

• सुखानि (sukhāni) - various forms of happiness and comforts (joys, pleasures, happiness, comforts)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this particular hymn (this, this (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'stavam'.

स्तवम् (stavam) - a hymn of praise (to Vishnu) (hymn, praise, eulogy, panegyric)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of stava

stava - hymn, praise, eulogy, panegyric

From root stu (to praise) + a pratyaya.

Root: stu (class 2)

भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - belonging to or pertaining to the divine Lord (of the divine Lord, of the blessed one, of the glorious one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, blessed, prosperous, venerable, Lord (epithet of deities)

Possessive adjective

From bhaga (fortune, prosperity) + matup suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'viṣṇoḥ'.

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - belonging to Lord Vishnu (of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a principal deity in Hinduism, the preserver of the universe)

From root viṣ (to pervade) + nu.

Root: viṣ (class 3)

Note: Refers to the possessor of the hymn.

व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by the sage Vyāsa (by Vyāsa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (a revered sage, traditional author of the Mahābhārata, Purāṇas, etc.), arrangement, compilation

From vi (prefix) + root as (to throw, scatter) + ghañ.

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agent of 'kīrtitam'.

कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - recounted or narrated (by Vyāsa) (recounted, proclaimed, glorified, described)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - recounted, proclaimed, glorified, described, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From root kīrt (to mention, praise) + kta suffix.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'stavam'.

पठेत् (paṭhet) - should recite or study (the hymn) (should read, may read, would read)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: paṭh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - the person who (who, which, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'icchet'.

इच्छेत् (icchet) - should wish or long for (should desire, may desire, would wish)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular. From desiderative stem iccha-.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - any individual person (person, man, male, spirit, conscious being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, human being, spirit, the cosmic person, conscious being

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - ultimate spiritual good or welfare (good, welfare, prosperity, spiritual well-being, best, superior)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, welfare, prosperity, spiritual well-being, best, superior (comparative degree of śrī or praśasya)

Comparative form, derived from 'śrī' or 'praśasya'.

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prāptum'.

प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to attain or achieve (to obtain, to attain, to reach, to acquire)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From pra (prefix) + root āp (to obtain, reach) + tumun suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'icchet'.

सुखानि (sukhāni) - various forms of happiness and comforts (joys, pleasures, happiness, comforts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease

Note: Object of 'prāptum'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Postpositional conjunction.