महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-121, verse-14

अधिकं मार्जनात्तात तथैवाप्यनुलेपनात् ।
शुभं सर्वपवित्रेभ्यो दानमेव परं भवेत् ॥१४॥

14. adhikaṁ mārjanāttāta tathaivāpyanulepanāt ,
śubhaṁ sarvapavitrebhyo dānameva paraṁ bhavet.

14. adhikam mārjanāt tāta tathā eva api anulepanāt
śubham sarvapavitrebhyaḥ dānam eva param bhavet

14. tāta mārjanāt adhikam tathā eva api anulepanāt
sarvapavitrebhyaḥ śubham dānam eva param bhavet

14. O dear one, more than mere cleansing and even more than anointing, auspicious giving (dāna) alone is indeed supreme among all purifiers.

Words meanings summery:

• अधिकम् (adhikam) - more, excessive, superior

• मार्जनात् (mārjanāt) - from cleansing, than cleansing

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father (term of endearment)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अनुलेपनात् (anulepanāt) - from anointing, than anointing

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, pure, good

• सर्वपवित्रेभ्यः (sarvapavitrebhyaḥ) - among all purifiers, from all purifiers

• दानम् (dānam) - the spiritual practice of giving (dāna) (giving, gift, charity)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be, may it be

Words meanings and morphology

अधिकम् (adhikam) - more, excessive, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhika

adhika - more, much, additional, excessive, superior

Note: Used adverbially or as a predicate adjective.

मार्जनात् (mārjanāt) - from cleansing, than cleansing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mārjana

mārjana - cleansing, wiping, purifying

from root mṛj (to wipe, cleanse)

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Used with `adhikam` to indicate comparison ('than').

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father (term of endearment)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, a term of endearment for a child or junior, or sometimes for an elder

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अनुलेपनात् (anulepanāt) - from anointing, than anointing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anulepana

anulepana - anointing, smearing, unguent, perfume

from root lip (to smear) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Used with `adhikam` to indicate comparison ('than').

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, pure, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, good, pure, bright

Note: Agrees with `dānam`.

सर्वपवित्रेभ्यः (sarvapavitrebhyaḥ) - among all purifiers, from all purifiers

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of sarvapavitra

sarvapavitra - all purifiers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+pavitra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• pavitra – purifier, sacred, pure, holy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Ablative case indicates comparison ('among').

दानम् (dānam) - the spiritual practice of giving (dāna) (giving, gift, charity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity, liberality

from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Sanskrit term `dāna` bracketed in translation.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, subsequent

Note: Agrees with `dānam`.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be, may it be

(verb)

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

Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.