महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-195, verse-38

इदं तु पुण्यमाख्यानं विष्णोः समनुकीर्तनम् ।
शृणुयाद्यः स धर्मात्मा पुत्रवांश्च भवेन्नरः ॥३८॥

38. idaṁ tu puṇyamākhyānaṁ viṣṇoḥ samanukīrtanam ,
śṛṇuyādyaḥ sa dharmātmā putravāṁśca bhavennaraḥ.

38. idam tu puṇyam ākhyānam viṣṇoḥ samanukīrtanam yaḥ
śṛṇuyāt saḥ dharmātmā putravān ca bhavet naraḥ

38. Indeed, this meritorious narration, which is a glorious praise of Viṣṇu, will cause any man who listens to it to become a righteous soul (dharmātmā) and be blessed with sons.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, sacred, virtuous

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• समनुकीर्तनम् (samanukīrtanam) - eulogy, praise, complete recitation

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear, may hear

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - a person whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteous (righteous soul, virtuous person)

• पुत्रवान् (putravān) - having sons, blessed with children

• च (ca) - and

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, sacred, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, sacred, virtuous, good deed

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - subsidiary narrative, episode, story

From upa-ā-khyā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a deity)

Note: Also ablative singular.

समनुकीर्तनम् (samanukīrtanam) - eulogy, praise, complete recitation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samanukīrtana

samanukīrtana - eulogy, complete praise or recitation

From sam-anu-kīrt

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: kṛt (class 10)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear, may hear

(verb)

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

5th class verb, optative mood

Root: śru (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - a person whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteous (righteous soul, virtuous person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person, one whose nature is righteousness

Compound of dharma and ātman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

पुत्रवान् (putravān) - having sons, blessed with children

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putravat

putravat - having sons, possessed of children

From putra + vat- suffix

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be

(verb)

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

1st class verb, optative mood

Root: bhū (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male

Root: nṛ (class 1)