महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-105

इतिहासमिमं पुण्यं शृणुयाद्यः पठेत वा ।
गङ्गायाः स्तवसंयुक्तं स मुच्येत्सर्वकिल्बिषैः ॥१०५॥

105. itihāsamimaṁ puṇyaṁ śṛṇuyādyaḥ paṭheta vā ,
gaṅgāyāḥ stavasaṁyuktaṁ sa mucyetsarvakilbiṣaiḥ.

105. itihāsam imam puṇyam śṛṇuyāt yaḥ paṭhet vā
gaṅgāyāḥ stavasamyuktam sa mucyet sarvakilbiṣaiḥ

105. yaḥ itihāsam imam puṇyam gaṅgāyāḥ stavasamyuktam
śṛṇuyāt vā paṭhet sa sarvakilbiṣaiḥ mucyet

105. Whoever hears or reads this sacred narrative, which contains the praise of the Ganga, will be liberated from all transgressions.

Words meanings summery:

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history, narrative, legend, epic

• इमम् (imam) - this

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

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear, may hear

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• पठेत् (paṭhet) - should read, may read

• वा (vā) - or

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganga

• स्तवसम्युक्तम् (stavasamyuktam) - endowed with praise, joined with praise, containing praise

• स (sa) - he, that

• मुच्येत् (mucyet) - would be freed, would be liberated

• सर्वकिल्बिषैः (sarvakilbiṣaiḥ) - from all sins/transgressions

Words meanings and morphology

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history, narrative, legend, epic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, narrative, legend, epic

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (masculine/neuter)

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

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

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

शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear, may hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पठेत् (paṭhet) - should read, may read

(verb)

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

Root: paṭh (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganga

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganga river (personified as a goddess)

स्तवसम्युक्तम् (stavasamyuktam) - endowed with praise, joined with praise, containing praise

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of stavasamyukta

stavasamyukta - joined with praise, associated with praise

Compound type : tatpurusha (stava+saṃyukta)

• stava – praise, eulogy
  noun (masculine)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, endowed with, connected
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, that, it

मुच्येत् (mucyet) - would be freed, would be liberated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhiliṅ) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

सर्वकिल्बिषैः (sarvakilbiṣaiḥ) - from all sins/transgressions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvakilbiṣa

sarvakilbiṣa - all sins, all transgressions

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+kilbiṣa)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• kilbiṣa – sin, transgression, fault
  noun (neuter)

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