महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-5, verse-53

महाभारतमाख्यानं यः पठेत्सुसमाहितः ।
स गच्छेत्परमां सिद्धिमिति मे नास्ति संशयः ॥५३॥

53. mahābhāratamākhyānaṁ yaḥ paṭhetsusamāhitaḥ ,
sa gacchetparamāṁ siddhimiti me nāsti saṁśayaḥ.

53. mahābhāratam ākhyānam yaḥ paṭhet susamāhitaḥ sa
gacchet paramām siddhim iti me na asti saṃśayaḥ

53. yaḥ susamāhitaḥ mahābhāratam ākhyānam paṭhet,
sa paramām siddhim gacchet; iti me saṃśayaḥ na asti

53. Whoever recites the Mahābhārata narrative with full concentration, that person will achieve supreme perfection. Of this, I have no doubt.

Words meanings summery:

• महाभारतम् (mahābhāratam) - the epic Mahābhārata (the Mahābhārata (epic))

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - the narrative, referring to the Mahābhārata (narrative, tale, epic)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• पठेत् (paṭhet) - recites (in a conditional sense) (should read, should recite)

• सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - being well-concentrated (well-concentrated, attentive, tranquil)

• स (sa) - that person (he, that one)

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

• परमाम् (paramām) - the highest (highest, supreme, ultimate)

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - supreme perfection (perfection, accomplishment, success, spiritual power)

• इति (iti) - regarding this, thus (marks quotation or refers to preceding statement) (thus, so, in this way)

• मे (me) - in my mind (dative of possession/relation) (to me, my)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (exists) (is, exists)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

महाभारतम् (mahābhāratam) - the epic Mahābhārata (the Mahābhārata (epic))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahābhārata

mahābhārata - the great (mahā) India (bhārata); name of an epic poem

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhārata)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhārata – India; descendant of Bharata
  proper noun (neuter)

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - the narrative, referring to the Mahābhārata (narrative, tale, epic)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, tale, story, legend

from ā-√khyā (to tell) with suffix -ana

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that (relative pronoun)

पठेत् (paṭhet) - recites (in a conditional sense) (should read, should recite)

(verb)

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

optative mood, active voice

3rd singular active optative of √paṭh (1st class)

Root: paṭh (class 1)

सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - being well-concentrated (well-concentrated, attentive, tranquil)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhita

susamāhita - well-concentrated, attentive, tranquil, collected

Past Passive Participle

su (well) + sam-ā-√dhā (to place together, fix) + kta (ppple)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+samāhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• samāhita – placed together, fixed, concentrated, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-ā-√dhā (to place together, fix) + kta
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `yaḥ`

स (sa) - that person (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlates with `yaḥ`

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

(verb)

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

optative mood, active voice

3rd singular active optative of √gam (1st class)

Root: gam (class 1)

परमाम् (paramām) - the highest (highest, supreme, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, utmost, supreme, ultimate

Note: Agrees with `siddhim`

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - supreme perfection (perfection, accomplishment, success, spiritual power)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - success, accomplishment, perfection, spiritual power, fulfillment

from √sidh (to succeed, accomplish) + ti

Root: sidh (class 4)

इति (iti) - regarding this, thus (marks quotation or refers to preceding statement) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the whole preceding statement.

मे (me) - in my mind (dative of possession/relation) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: An enclitic form for 1st person singular dative or genitive. Here, dative.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is (exists) (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present indicative active

3rd singular active present indicative of √as (2nd class)

Root: as (class 2)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

from sam-√śī (to lie down, hesitate) or sam-√śi (to sharpen) + aya. More commonly understood as from sam-√śī (to hesitate).

Prefix: sam

Root: śi