महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-32

सूर्योदये यस्तु समाहितः पठेत्स पुत्रलाभं धनरत्नसंचयान् ।
लभेत जातिस्मरतां सदा नरः स्मृतिं च मेधां च स विन्दते पराम् ॥३२॥

32. sūryodaye yastu samāhitaḥ paṭhe;tsa putralābhaṁ dhanaratnasaṁcayān ,
labheta jātismaratāṁ sadā naraḥ; smṛtiṁ ca medhāṁ ca sa vindate parām.

32. sūryodaye yaḥ tu samāhitaḥ paṭhet
saḥ putralābham dhanaratnasañcayān
labheta jātismaratām sadā naraḥ
smṛtim ca medhām ca saḥ vindate parām

32. Indeed, a person who, with a concentrated mind (samāhitaḥ), recites this (hymn) at sunrise obtains the acquisition of sons, accumulations of wealth and jewels. He always attains the memory of past lives (jātismaratām), and he acquires supreme memory and intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at the time of sunrise (at sunrise, at the rising of the sun)

• यः (yaḥ) - the one who (referring to a person) (who, which)

• तु (tu) - indeed (used as an emphatic particle) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - with a concentrated mind, in a state of deep attention (concentrated, composed, attentive, collected)

• पठेत् (paṭhet) - he should recite (the hymn) (he should read, he should recite)

• सः (saḥ) - that person (who recites) (he, that)

• पुत्रलाभम् (putralābham) - the benefit of obtaining sons (acquisition of sons, gain of children)

• धनरत्नसञ्चयान् (dhanaratnasañcayān) - large stores of riches and precious gems (accumulations of wealth and jewels)

• लभेत (labheta) - he obtains (as a result of reciting) (he should obtain, he would obtain, he acquires)

• जातिस्मरताम् (jātismaratām) - the ability to recall previous births (jātismaratā) (the state of remembering past lives)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a person, an individual (man, person)

• स्मृतिम् (smṛtim) - memory (memory, tradition, recollection)

• च (ca) - and

• मेधाम् (medhām) - intellect (intellect, wisdom, intelligence)

• च (ca) - and

• सः (saḥ) - that person (who recites) (he, that)

• विन्दते (vindate) - he acquires (he finds, he obtains, he gains)

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, excellent (supreme, highest, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at the time of sunrise (at sunrise, at the rising of the sun)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūryodaya

sūryodaya - sunrise, sun's rising

compound of sūrya (sun) and udaya (rising)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+udaya)

• sūrya – sun, sun god
  noun (masculine)
• udaya – rising, ascent, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root √i (to go) with upasarga ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - the one who (referring to a person) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'naraḥ'

तु (tu) - indeed (used as an emphatic particle) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - with a concentrated mind, in a state of deep attention (concentrated, composed, attentive, collected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, composed, attentive

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √dhā with upasargas sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'naraḥ'

पठेत् (paṭhet) - he should recite (the hymn) (he should read, he should recite)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

root √paṭh, Parasmaipada, Optative (vidhiliṅ)

Root: paṭh (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that person (who recites) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

पुत्रलाभम् (putralābham) - the benefit of obtaining sons (acquisition of sons, gain of children)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putralābha

putralābha - acquisition of sons, gain of children

compound of putra (son) and lābha (gain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+lābha)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• lābha – gain, acquisition, profit
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root √labh + ghañ
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'labheta'

धनरत्नसञ्चयान् (dhanaratnasañcayān) - large stores of riches and precious gems (accumulations of wealth and jewels)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhanaratnasañcaya

dhanaratnasañcaya - accumulations of wealth and jewels

compound of dhana (wealth), ratna (jewel), and sañcaya (accumulation)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (dhana+ratna+sañcaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious object
  noun (neuter)
• sañcaya – accumulation, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root √ci (to collect) with upasarga sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of 'labheta'

लभेत (labheta) - he obtains (as a result of reciting) (he should obtain, he would obtain, he acquires)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of labh

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, middle voice

root √labh, Ātmanepada, Optative (vidhiliṅ)

Root: labh (class 1)

जातिस्मरताम् (jātismaratām) - the ability to recall previous births (jātismaratā) (the state of remembering past lives)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jātismaratā

jātismaratā - memory of past lives, recollection of previous births (jātismaratā)

Abstract noun formed from 'jātismara' (remembering past births) with suffix '-tā'. 'jātismara' is a Bahuvrīhi compound ('jāti' + 'smara').

Note: Object of 'labheta'

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - a person, an individual (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of the verbs

स्मृतिम् (smṛtim) - memory (memory, tradition, recollection)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition (smṛti)

derived from root √smṛ + suffix -ti

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vindate'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मेधाम् (medhām) - intellect (intellect, wisdom, intelligence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medhā

medhā - intellect, wisdom, intelligence, mental power

Root: medh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vindate'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that person (who recites) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

विन्दते (vindate) - he acquires (he finds, he obtains, he gains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

root √vid (to obtain), Ātmanepada, Lat Lakara

Root: vid (class 7)

पराम् (parām) - supreme, excellent (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - other, supreme, highest, ultimate

Note: Qualifies 'smṛtim' and 'medhām' (both feminine accusative singular).