महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-33

इमं स्तवं देववरस्य यो नरः प्रकीर्तयेच्छुचिसुमनाः समाहितः ।
स मुच्यते शोकदवाग्निसागराल्लभेत कामान्मनसा यथेप्सितान् ॥३३॥

33. imaṁ stavaṁ devavarasya yo naraḥ; prakīrtayecchucisumanāḥ samāhitaḥ ,
sa mucyate śokadavāgnisāgarā;llabheta kāmānmanasā yathepsitān.

33. imam stavam devavarasya yaḥ naraḥ
prakīrtayet śucisumanāḥ samāhitaḥ
saḥ mucyate śokadavāgnisāgarāt
labheta kāmān manasā yathepsitān

33. A person who, with a pure heart and concentrated mind (samāhitaḥ), praises this hymn of the best of gods, is liberated from the ocean of the forest-fire of sorrow and obtains desires just as he wishes in his mind.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this (hymn) (this)

• स्तवम् (stavam) - this hymn (of praise) (hymn, praise, eulogy)

• देववरस्य (devavarasya) - of the best of gods (referring to the Sun God) (of the best of gods, of the supreme deity)

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

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

• प्रकीर्तयेत् (prakīrtayet) - he should praise or recite (the hymn) (he should praise, he should recite, he should proclaim)

• शुचिसुमनाः (śucisumanāḥ) - with a pure heart/mind (with a pure mind, pure-hearted, good-minded)

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

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

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - he is liberated (he is freed, he is liberated)

• शोकदवाग्निसागरात् (śokadavāgnisāgarāt) - from the profound suffering likened to an ocean of forest-fire caused by sorrow (from the ocean which is a forest-fire of sorrow)

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

• कामान् (kāmān) - all his wishes (desires, wishes)

• मनसा (manasā) - by his mind, in his thoughts (by the mind, with the mind, mentally)

• यथेप्सितान् (yathepsitān) - just as they are wished for (as desired, according to one's wish)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this (hymn) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'stavam'

स्तवम् (stavam) - this hymn (of praise) (hymn, praise, eulogy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of stava

stava - hymn, praise, eulogy

derived from root √stu + ghañ

Root: stu (class 2)

देववरस्य (devavarasya) - of the best of gods (referring to the Sun God) (of the best of gods, of the supreme deity)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devavara

devavara - best of gods, supreme god

compound of deva (god) and vara (best/excellent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+vara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• vara – best, excellent, superior
  adjective

Note: Possessive, describing 'stavam' (hymn of the best of gods)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

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

प्रकीर्तयेत् (prakīrtayet) - he should praise or recite (the hymn) (he should praise, he should recite, he should proclaim)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice (causative stem)

Causal verb from root √kīrt (class 10, or √kṛt with 'ī' and suffix '-ay'). With upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

शुचिसुमनाः (śucisumanāḥ) - with a pure heart/mind (with a pure mind, pure-hearted, good-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śucisumanas

śucisumanas - pure-minded, pure-hearted, having a good mind

compound of śuci (pure) and sumanas (good-minded)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuci+sumanas)

• śuci – pure, clean, undefiled
  adjective
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• sumanas – good-minded, benevolent, cheerful; a flower
  adjective
  compound of su (good) and manas (mind)

Note: Qualifies 'naraḥ'

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'

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

मुच्यते (mucyate) - he is liberated (he is freed, he is liberated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of muc

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

root √muc, passive form, Lat Lakara

Root: muc (class 6)

शोकदवाग्निसागरात् (śokadavāgnisāgarāt) - from the profound suffering likened to an ocean of forest-fire caused by sorrow (from the ocean which is a forest-fire of sorrow)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śokadavāgnisāgara

śokadavāgnisāgara - ocean which is a forest-fire of sorrow

complex compound: śoka (sorrow) + davāgni (forest-fire) + sāgara (ocean)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+davāgni+sāgara)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• davāgni – forest fire, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
  compound of dava (forest) and agni (fire)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Expresses source of liberation

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)

कामान् (kāmān) - all his wishes (desires, wishes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

derived from root √kam + ghañ

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'labheta'

मनसा (manasā) - by his mind, in his thoughts (by the mind, with the mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Denotes the means by which wishes are formed.

यथेप्सितान् (yathepsitān) - just as they are wished for (as desired, according to one's wish)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yathepsita

yathepsita - as desired, according to wish

compound of yathā (as) and īpsita (desired, wished)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+īpsita)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner
  indeclinable
• īpsita – desired, wished for, longed for
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from desiderative of root √āp (to obtain)
  Root: āp (class 5)