महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-54

यश्च शास्त्रमनुध्यायेदृषिभिः परिपालितम् ।
स गच्छेद्ब्रह्मणो लोकमव्ययं च नरोत्तम ॥५४॥

54. yaśca śāstramanudhyāyedṛṣibhiḥ paripālitam ,
sa gacchedbrahmaṇo lokamavyayaṁ ca narottama.

54. yaḥ ca śāstram anudhyāyet ṛṣibhiḥ paripālitam
saḥ gacchet bráhmaṇaḥ lokam avyayam ca narottama

54. And that best among men (narottama) who meditates upon the sacred texts (śāstra) that have been preserved by the sages (ṛṣis) attains the imperishable realm of (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - sacred texts (scripture, sacred text, teaching)

• अनुध्यायेत् (anudhyāyet) - should meditate upon, should contemplate

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages (by sages, by seers)

• परिपालितम् (paripālitam) - preserved (protected, preserved, guarded)

• सः (saḥ) - that one (he) (he, that)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - attains (should go, should attain)

• ब्र्áह्मणः (bráhmaṇaḥ) - of (brahman) (of brahman, of Brahmā)

• लोकम् (lokam) - realm (world, realm, region)

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - best among men (best among men, excellent man)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - sacred texts (scripture, sacred text, teaching)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - instruction, precept, rule, treatise, sacred book, scripture

Root: śās (class 2)

अनुध्यायेत् (anudhyāyet) - should meditate upon, should contemplate

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: dhyā (class 1)

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages (by sages, by seers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - seer, sage, inspired poet, Vedic singer

परिपालितम् (paripālitam) - preserved (protected, preserved, guarded)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paripālita

paripālita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

From pari-pāl (to protect)

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'śāstram'

सः (saḥ) - that one (he) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - attains (should go, should attain)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

ब्र्áह्मणः (bráhmaṇaḥ) - of (brahman) (of brahman, of Brahmā)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - prayer, sacred word, the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit, creator god Brahmā

Root: bṛh

लोकम् (lokam) - realm (world, realm, region)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, region, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable, indeclinable

From a- (not) + vyaya (expense, decay)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, perishable
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-i (to go apart, to decay)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'lokam'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नरोत्तम (narottama) - best among men (best among men, excellent man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, excellent, principal
  adjective
  Superlative of ud (up)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Used here in apposition to 'saḥ' (he)