महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-288, verse-30

सर्वानेताननुचरन्वत्सवच्चतुरः स्तनान् ।
न पावनतमं किंचित्सत्यादध्यगमं क्वचित् ॥३०॥

30. sarvānetānanucaranvatsavaccaturaḥ stanān ,
na pāvanatamaṁ kiṁcitsatyādadhyagamaṁ kvacit.

30. sarvān etān anucaran vatsavat caturaḥ stanān na
pāvana-tamam kiṃcit satyāt adhyagamam kvacit

30. [aham] vatsavat caturaḥ stanān anucaran etān sarvān [guṇān api] [anucaran],
satyāt kiṃcit pāvana-tamam kvacit na adhyagamam

30. Following all these (virtues) just as a calf follows its four teats, I have never anywhere found anything more purifying than truth (satyam).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all these (virtues) (all, every)

• एतान् (etān) - these (virtues, referring to the list in the previous verse) (these)

• अनुचरन् (anucaran) - following (i.e., practicing or adhering to) (following, practicing, observing)

• वत्सवत् (vatsavat) - just as a calf (like a calf, calf-like)

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• स्तनान् (stanān) - teats (metaphorical for sources of nourishment or principles) (breasts, teats)

• न (na) - not, no

• पावन-तमम् (pāvana-tamam) - anything more purifying (most purifying, most sacred)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something)

• सत्यात् (satyāt) - than truth (satyam) (from truth, than truth)

• अध्यगमम् (adhyagamam) - I have found (I found, I attained, I realized)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, at any time, ever)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all these (virtues) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

एतान् (etān) - these (virtues, referring to the list in the previous verse) (these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

अनुचरन् (anucaran) - following (i.e., practicing or adhering to) (following, practicing, observing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anucarat

anucarat - following, observing, practicing, conforming to

Present Active Participle

From prefix 'anu-' and root 'car' (to move, go) + śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

वत्सवत् (vatsavat) - just as a calf (like a calf, calf-like)

(indeclinable)

From 'vatsa' (calf) + 'vat' (like, having).

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

स्तनान् (stanān) - teats (metaphorical for sources of nourishment or principles) (breasts, teats)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of stana

stana - breast, udder, teat

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पावन-तमम् (pāvana-tamam) - anything more purifying (most purifying, most sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana-tama

pāvana-tama - most purifying, most sacred, most holy

Superlative of 'pāvana' (purifying), formed with suffix '-tama'.

Root: pū (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something, a little

From 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (an indefinite particle).

सत्यात् (satyāt) - than truth (satyam) (from truth, than truth)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, existent, true

From 'sat' (being, true).

Root: as (class 2)

अध्यगमम् (adhyagamam) - I have found (I found, I attained, I realized)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of adhigam

Imperfect Tense

First person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, from root 'gam' with prefix 'adhi-'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, at any time, ever)

(indeclinable)

From 'kva' (where) + 'cid' (an indefinite particle).