महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-19

पवित्रं मङ्गलं पुण्यं कल्याणमिदमुत्तमम् ।
निगदिष्ये महाबाहो स्तवानामुत्तमं स्तवम् ॥१९॥

19. pavitraṁ maṅgalaṁ puṇyaṁ kalyāṇamidamuttamam ,
nigadiṣye mahābāho stavānāmuttamaṁ stavam.

19. pavitram maṅgalam puṇyam kalyāṇam idam uttamam
nigadiṣye mahābāho stavānām uttamam stavam

19. O mighty-armed one, I shall recite this excellent hymn, which is pure, auspicious, meritorious, and benevolent—the best among praises.

Words meanings summery:

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - pure, sacred, holy, purifying

• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam) - auspicious, fortunate, good, blessing

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

• कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - benevolent, excellent, fortunate, welfare

• इदम् (idam) - referring to the hymn (stava) (this, this one)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent, highest

• निगदिष्ये (nigadiṣye) - I shall declare, I shall recite

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - vocative address to a person with great strength or influence (O mighty-armed one)

• स्तवानाम् (stavānām) - of praises, among hymns

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent, highest

• स्तवम् (stavam) - praise, hymn

Words meanings and morphology

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - pure, sacred, holy, purifying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, sacred, holy, purifying, a strainer, a sacred thread

from root pū (to purify) + itra (suffix for instrument/agent)

Root: pū (class 1)

मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam) - auspicious, fortunate, good, blessing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṅgala

maṅgala - auspicious, fortunate, blessing, prosperity, a good omen

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, holy, good deed, merit

कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - benevolent, excellent, fortunate, welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - benevolent, excellent, fortunate, welfare, good fortune

इदम् (idam) - referring to the hymn (stava) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, principal

Prefix: ud

Root: tam

निगदिष्ये (nigadiṣye) - I shall declare, I shall recite

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gad

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: ātmanepada ending for 1st person singular.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - vocative address to a person with great strength or influence (O mighty-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having long arms (a sign of royalty or greatness)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

स्तवानाम् (stavānām) - of praises, among hymns

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of stava

stava - praise, hymn, eulogy

from root stu (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, principal

Prefix: ud

Root: tam

Note: Qualifies 'stavam'.

स्तवम् (stavam) - praise, hymn

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of stava

stava - praise, hymn, eulogy

from root stu (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Object of 'nigadiṣye'.