महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-41, verse-26

प्रियैः समागमं तेषां य इमं शृणुयान्नरः ।
प्रियाणि लभते नित्यमिह च प्रेत्य चैव ह ॥२६॥

26. priyaiḥ samāgamaṁ teṣāṁ ya imaṁ śṛṇuyānnaraḥ ,
priyāṇi labhate nityamiha ca pretya caiva ha.

26. priyaiḥ samāgamam teṣām yaḥ imam śṛṇuyāt naraḥ
priyāṇi labhate nityam iha ca pretya ca eva ha

26. Any man who listens to this (story) about the reunion of those (living relatives) with their loved ones (the deceased ancestors) will constantly obtain beloved things, both in this world and after death.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रियैः (priyaiḥ) - with loved ones (the returned ancestors) (with loved ones, with dear ones, with friends)

• समागमम् (samāgamam) - reunion (union, meeting, coming together)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (living relatives) (of them, their)

• यः (yaḥ) - whatever (man) (who, which)

• इमम् (imam) - this (story/narrative) (this, him)

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - he listens (conditional) (he should hear, he would hear, he may hear)

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - beloved things (beloved things, dear objects)

• लभते (labhate) - he obtains (he obtains, he gains, he gets)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, eternally)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (after death, having died)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (particle))

Words meanings and morphology

प्रियैः (priyaiḥ) - with loved ones (the returned ancestors) (with loved ones, with dear ones, with friends)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, friend, loved one

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Accompanies samāgamam.

समागमम् (samāgamam) - reunion (union, meeting, coming together)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - meeting, coming together, union

From sam-ā (prefix) + root gam (to go) + suffix a.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied verb of hearing (which imam śṛṇuyāt refers to).

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (living relatives) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the living relatives mentioned in the previous verse (narāḥ).

यः (yaḥ) - whatever (man) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Correlative with the implied saḥ for labhate.

इमम् (imam) - this (story/narrative) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the story/chapter, object of śṛṇuyāt.

शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - he listens (conditional) (he should hear, he would hear, he may hear)

(verb)

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

Optative active

Third person singular optative active of root śru. Pāṇinian liṅ (vidhi-liṅ).

Root: śru (class 5)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

Note: Subject of śṛṇuyāt.

प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - beloved things (beloved things, dear objects)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, friend, loved one

Root: prī (class 9)

लभते (labhate) - he obtains (he obtains, he gains, he gets)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Present middle

Third person singular present middle (ātmanepada) of root labh. Pāṇinian laṭ.

Root: labh (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, eternally)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (after death, having died)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From pra (prefix) + root i (to go) with lya suffix (used when a prefix is present).

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adverbial.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (particle))

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.