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.

33. האדם שמשבח את הלל האל הנעלה הזה, בלב טהור ושמח ובריכוז, ישתחרר מאוקיינוס האש שבוערת בצער, ויזכה במשאלות שרוחו חפצה בהן.

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)

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