महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-87

यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं तीर्थपुण्यं सदा शुचिः ।
जातीः स स्मरते बह्वीर्नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते ॥८७॥

87. yaścedaṁ śṛṇuyānnityaṁ tīrthapuṇyaṁ sadā śuciḥ ,
jātīḥ sa smarate bahvīrnākapṛṣṭhe ca modate.

87. yaḥ ca idam śṛṇuyāt nityam tīrthapuṇyam sadā śuciḥ
| jātīḥ sa smarate bahvīḥ nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate

87. And whoever constantly listens to this sacred account of pilgrimage (tīrtha), always remaining pure, remembers many past lives (jātīḥ) and rejoices in heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (story/account)

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear, may hear, listens

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• तीर्थपुण्यम् (tīrthapuṇyam) - sacred merit of pilgrimage, sacred account of pilgrimage

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy

• जातीः (jātīḥ) - births, existences, past lives

• स (sa) - he, that one

• स्मरते (smarate) - remembers

• बह्वीः (bahvīḥ) - many

• नाकपृष्ठे (nākapṛṣṭhe) - in heaven, on the surface of heaven

• च (ca) - and, also

• मोदते (modate) - rejoices, delights

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

इदम् (idam) - this, this (story/account)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear, may hear, listens

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of accusative singular neuter of nitya

तीर्थपुण्यम् (tīrthapuṇyam) - sacred merit of pilgrimage, sacred account of pilgrimage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrthapuṇya

tīrthapuṇya - sacred merit from pilgrimage; sacred account of pilgrimage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+puṇya)

• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, holy place of pilgrimage
  noun (neuter)
• puṇya – merit, virtue, righteousness; holy, sacred
  noun (neuter)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'

जातीः (jātīḥ) - births, existences, past lives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of jāti

jāti - birth, existence, species, class, kind

स (sa) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'yaḥ'

स्मरते (smarate) - remembers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form

बह्वीः (bahvīḥ) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

Note: Qualifies 'jātīḥ'

नाकपृष्ठे (nākapṛṣṭhe) - in heaven, on the surface of heaven

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nākapṛṣṭha

nākapṛṣṭha - surface of heaven, highest heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāka+pṛṣṭha)

• nāka – heaven, sky
  noun (neuter)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

मोदते (modate) - rejoices, delights

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mud

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form