महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-74, verse-28

धारणं सर्ववेदानां सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम् ।
सत्यं च ब्रुवतो नित्यं समं वा स्यान्न वा समम् ॥२८॥

28. dhāraṇaṁ sarvavedānāṁ sarvatīrthāvagāhanam ,
satyaṁ ca bruvato nityaṁ samaṁ vā syānna vā samam.

28. dhāraṇam sarva-vedānām sarva-tīrtha-avagāhanam |
satyam ca bruvataḥ nityam samam vā syāt na vā samam

28. sarva-vedānām dhāraṇam,
sarva-tīrtha-avagāhanam,
ca nityam satyam bruvataḥ samam syāt vā,
na vā samam (syāt).

28. The memorization of all Vedic texts, bathing in all sacred bathing places, and always speaking the truth – these may or may not be equivalent.

Words meanings summery:

• धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - the memorization (of Vedic texts) (holding, bearing, remembering, memorization)

• सर्व-वेदानाम् (sarva-vedānām) - of all Vedic texts (of all Vedas)

• सर्व-तीर्थ-अवगाहनम् (sarva-tīrtha-avagāhanam) - bathing in all sacred bathing places (bathing in all holy places; immersion in all sacred waters)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, reality; true)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - (of one) speaking (the truth) (of one speaking; for one speaking)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (speaking) (always, perpetually, constantly)

• समम् (samam) - equal (to each other) (equal, similar, even, alike)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• स्यात् (syāt) - (it) may be (equal) (may be, might be, should be)

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

• समम् (samam) - equal (to each other) (equal, similar, even, alike)

Words meanings and morphology

धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - the memorization (of Vedic texts) (holding, bearing, remembering, memorization)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhāraṇa

dhāraṇa - holding, bearing, retaining, remembering, memorizing

verbal noun

Derived from root dhṛ with suffix -ana

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सर्व-वेदानाम् (sarva-vedānām) - of all Vedic texts (of all Vedas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva-veda

sarva-veda - all Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+veda)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

सर्व-तीर्थ-अवगाहनम् (sarva-tīrtha-avagāhanam) - bathing in all sacred bathing places (bathing in all holy places; immersion in all sacred waters)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva-tīrtha-avagāhana

sarva-tīrtha-avagāhana - bathing in all holy places

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+tīrtha+avagāhana)

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

सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, reality; true)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, honest

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - (of one) speaking (the truth) (of one speaking; for one speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bru/vac with present participle suffix -at

Root: bru (class 2)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (speaking) (always, perpetually, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb.

समम् (samam) - equal (to each other) (equal, similar, even, alike)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, like, similar, even

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - (it) may be (equal) (may be, might be, should be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - equal (to each other) (equal, similar, even, alike)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, like, similar, even