महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-18, verse-56

इमं स्तवं संनियम्येन्द्रियाणि शुचिर्भूत्वा यः पुरुषः पठेत ।
अभग्नयोगो नियतोऽब्दमेकं स प्राप्नुयादश्वमेधे फलं यत् ॥५६॥

56. imaṁ stavaṁ saṁniyamyendriyāṇi; śucirbhūtvā yaḥ puruṣaḥ paṭheta ,
abhagnayogo niyato'bdamekaṁ; sa prāpnuyādaśvamedhe phalaṁ yat.

56. imam stavam saṃniamya indriyāṇi
śuciḥ bhūtvā yaḥ puruṣaḥ paṭhet
abhagnayogaḥ niyataḥ abdam ekam
saḥ prāpnuyāt aśvamedhe phalam yat

56. That person who, having controlled their senses and become pure, recites this hymn with unwavering discipline (yoga) for one year, attains the same reward (phala) that is obtained from an aśvamedha (Vedic ritual).

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this

• स्तवम् (stavam) - hymn, praise

• संनिअम्य (saṁniamya) - having completely restrained, having controlled

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, human being

• पठेत् (paṭhet) - should recite, may read

• अभग्नयोगः (abhagnayogaḥ) - with unbroken discipline, with unwavering practice

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained, disciplined, resolute

• अब्दम् (abdam) - year

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - should attain, would attain

• अश्वमेधे (aśvamedhe) - in the aśvamedha (Vedic ritual)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'stava'

स्तवम् (stavam) - hymn, praise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of stava

stava - praise, hymn, eulogy

Derived from root √stu (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

संनिअम्य (saṁniamya) - having completely restrained, having controlled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with upasargas 'sam' and 'ni' + root 'yam' + suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: yam (class 1)

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, holy, bright

Note: Refers to 'puruṣa'

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'bhū' + suffix '-tvā'

Root: bhū (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

पठेत् (paṭhet) - should recite, may read

(verb)

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

Root: paṭh (class 1)

अभग्नयोगः (abhagnayogaḥ) - with unbroken discipline, with unwavering practice

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhagnayoga

abhagnayoga - unbroken discipline, unwavering practice (yoga)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (abhagna+yoga)

• abhagna – unbroken, not broken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  a- (neg.) + bhagna (PPP of √bhañj)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• yoga – discipline, union, practice, yoga
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to 'puruṣa'

नियतः (niyataḥ) - restrained, disciplined, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed, resolute

Past Passive Participle

ni- (prefix) + root 'yam' + suffix '-ta'

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'puruṣa'

अब्दम् (abdam) - year

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abda

abda - year

Note: Duration of action

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'abdam'

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'

प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - should attain, would attain

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अश्वमेधे (aśvamedhe) - in the aśvamedha (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse sacrifice, aśvamedha (Vedic ritual)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – sacrifice, ritual
  noun (masculine)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'phalam'