महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-39

सर्वयज्ञेषु वा दानं सर्वतीर्थेषु चाप्लुतम् ।
सर्वदानफलं वापि नैतत्तुल्यमहिंसया ॥३९॥

39. sarvayajñeṣu vā dānaṁ sarvatīrtheṣu cāplutam ,
sarvadānaphalaṁ vāpi naitattulyamahiṁsayā.

39. sarvayajñeṣu vā dānam sarvatīrtheṣu ca āplutam
sarvadānaphalam vā api na etat tulyam ahiṃsayā

39. sarvayajñeṣu dānam vā sarvatīrtheṣu ca āplutam
vā api sarvadānaphalam etat ahiṃsayā na tulyam

39. The merit from giving gifts in all (Vedic rituals) [yajñas], or from bathing in all holy places, or even the fruit of all acts of charity (dāna) – none of this is comparable to non-harming (ahiṃsā).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वयज्ञेषु (sarvayajñeṣu) - in all Vedic rituals

• वा (vā) - or

• दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity

• सर्वतीर्थेषु (sarvatīrtheṣu) - in all holy places

• च (ca) - and

• आप्लुतम् (āplutam) - bathed, immersed

• सर्वदानफलम् (sarvadānaphalam) - the fruit of all acts of charity

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not

• एतत् (etat) - this

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, comparable

• अहिंसया (ahiṁsayā) - by non-violence, by non-harming

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वयज्ञेषु (sarvayajñeṣu) - in all Vedic rituals

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarvayajña

sarvayajña - all Vedic rituals

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+yajña)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity, liberality

Derived from root dā (to give) + -ana suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

सर्वतीर्थेषु (sarvatīrtheṣu) - in all holy places

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvatīrtha

sarvatīrtha - all holy places

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+tīrtha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आप्लुतम् (āplutam) - bathed, immersed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpluta

āpluta - bathed, immersed, drenched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root plu- 'to float, swim, inundate' with the prefix ā- 'to, towards'.

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Refers to the act of bathing, similar to a 'dānam' (act of giving).

सर्वदानफलम् (sarvadānaphalam) - the fruit of all acts of charity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvadānaphala

sarvadānaphala - the fruit or result of all gifts

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dāna+phala)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• dāna – giving, gift, charity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, merit
  noun (neuter)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, like, similar, comparable

Derived from tulā (balance).

अहिंसया (ahiṁsayā) - by non-violence, by non-harming

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-harming, harmlessness

Derived from 'a-' (negation) and 'hiṃsā' (violence, harm).

Prefix: a

Root: hiṃs (class 1)