महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-26, verse-23

आश्रमे कृत्तिकानां तु स्नात्वा यस्तर्पयेत्पितॄन् ।
तोषयित्वा महादेवं निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥२३॥

23. āśrame kṛttikānāṁ tu snātvā yastarpayetpitṝn ,
toṣayitvā mahādevaṁ nirmalaḥ svargamāpnuyāt.

23. āśrame kṛttikānām tu snātvā yaḥ tarpayet pitṝn
toṣayitvā mahādevam nirmalaḥ svargam āpnuyāt

23. yaḥ kṛttikānām āśrame snātvā pitṝn tarpayet
mahādevam toṣayitvā (saḥ) nirmalaḥ svargam āpnuyāt

23. Whoever bathes in the hermitage of the Kṛttikās, then satisfies the ancestors and pleases Mahādeva, becomes purified and attains heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage, in the sanctuary

• कृत्तिकानाम् (kṛttikānām) - of the Kṛttikās, of the Pleiades

• तु (tu) - then, emphasizing the sequence of actions (but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• तर्पयेत् (tarpayet) - should offer libations to (ancestors) (should satisfy, should gratify)

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers, manes

• तोषयित्वा (toṣayitvā) - having pleased, having gratified

• महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Lord Śiva (Mahādeva, the Great God (Śiva))

• निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - purified, spotless, clean, pure

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial realm

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - should attain, would obtain

Words meanings and morphology

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage, in the sanctuary

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, sanctuary, a stage of life

From ā-√śram (to toil, exert oneself) + a (kartari kṛt) or a- (bhāve kṛt).

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

कृत्तिकानाम् (kṛttikānām) - of the Kṛttikās, of the Pleiades

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kṛttikā

kṛttikā - Kṛttikā (a constellation, the Pleiades, considered a group of deities, mothers of Kārttikeya)

तु (tu) - then, emphasizing the sequence of actions (but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root √snā + ktvā pratyaya.

Root: snā (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

Relative pronoun.

तर्पयेत् (tarpayet) - should offer libations to (ancestors) (should satisfy, should gratify)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice. Causative stem.

From causative stem `tarpaya` (root √tṛp, class 4, P) + optative ending.

Root: tṛp (class 4)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers, manes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefather, manes

Root noun.

तोषयित्वा (toṣayitvā) - having pleased, having gratified

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) of causative stem.

Formed from causative stem `toṣaya` (root √tuṣ, class 4, Ā/P) + ktvā pratyaya.

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Lord Śiva (Mahādeva, the Great God (Śiva))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - Great God, a title of Śiva or Viṣṇu

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - purified, spotless, clean, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmala

nirmala - spotless, pure, clean, free from dirt/blemish

From nir (without) + mala (impurity).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+mala)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix/upasarga
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defilement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'yaḥ' (whoever).

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial realm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial world

From su-√ṛj (to go well) or svar (light, sun) + ga (going).

Note: Object of attainment.

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - should attain, would obtain

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice.

From root √āp, class 5, P.

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Concluding verb for the action.