महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-23

सर्ववेदाधिगमनं सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम् ।
सत्यं च वदतो राजन्समं वा स्यान्न वा समम् ॥२३॥

23. sarvavedādhigamanaṁ sarvatīrthāvagāhanam ,
satyaṁ ca vadato rājansamaṁ vā syānna vā samam.

23. sarvavedādhigamanam sarvatīrthāvagāhanam satyam
ca vadataḥ rājan samam vā syāt na vā samam

23. O king, for one who speaks the truth, the merit of comprehending all Vedas and bathing in all holy places might be equal, or it might not even be equal, to the merit of speaking truth.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्ववेदाधिगमनम् (sarvavedādhigamanam) - comprehension of all Vedas

• सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम् (sarvatīrthāvagāhanam) - bathing in all holy places

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• च (ca) - and

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - of one speaking

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• समम् (samam) - equal, alike, impartial

• वा (vā) - or

• स्यात् (syāt) - might be, may be

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or

• समम् (samam) - equal, alike, impartial

Words meanings and morphology

सर्ववेदाधिगमनम् (sarvavedādhigamanam) - comprehension of all Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvavedādhigamana

sarvavedādhigamana - comprehension/study of all Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+veda+adhigamana)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• adhigamana – approach, attainment, comprehension, study
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'adhi'
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम् (sarvatīrthāvagāhanam) - bathing in all holy places

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvatīrthāvagāhana

sarvatīrthāvagāhana - bathing in all holy places/tīrthas

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+tīrtha+avagāhana)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• tīrtha – holy place, sacred bathing place, ford
  noun (neuter)
• avagāhana – bathing, immersion, diving
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'gāh' with prefix 'ava'
  Prefix: ava
  Root: gāh (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, veracity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वदतः (vadataḥ) - of one speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root 'vad' (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

समम् (samam) - equal, alike, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, like, even, impartial

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - might be, may be

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - equal, alike, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, like, even, impartial