महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-38

ऋषीणां परमं गुह्यमिदं भरतसत्तम ।
तीर्थाभिगमनं पुण्यं यज्ञैरपि विशिष्यते ॥३८॥

38. ṛṣīṇāṁ paramaṁ guhyamidaṁ bharatasattama ,
tīrthābhigamanaṁ puṇyaṁ yajñairapi viśiṣyate.

38. ṛṣīṇām paramam guhyam idam bharatasattama
tīrtha-abhigamanam puṇyam yajñaiḥ api viśiṣyate

38. O best of the Bharatas, this is the supreme secret of the sages (ṛṣi): visiting holy places (tīrtha-abhigamanam) is meritorious and excels even sacrificial performances (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden, mysterious

• इदम् (idam) - this

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of Bharatas

• तीर्थ-अभिगमनम् (tīrtha-abhigamanam) - visiting holy places (going to holy places, pilgrimage)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, sacred; merit

• यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices, by yajñas

• अपि (api) - even, also

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, excels, is superior

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, best

Note: Agrees with guhyam.

गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden, mysterious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guhya

guhya - secret, hidden, mysterious; a secret thing

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From √guh, 'to conceal'

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun 'the secret'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the statement that follows.

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of a king, name of a people
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent (superlative of sat, 'good')
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

तीर्थ-अभिगमनम् (tīrtha-abhigamanam) - visiting holy places (going to holy places, pilgrimage)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha-abhigamana

tīrtha-abhigamana - visiting holy places, pilgrimage

Compound type : tatpurusha (tīrtha+abhigamana)

• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• abhigamana – going to, approaching, visiting
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From abhi-√gam
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: gam (class 1)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, sacred; merit

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, auspicious; merit, virtue, auspiciousness

Note: Agrees with tīrtha-abhigamanam.

यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices, by yajñas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

From √yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, excels, is superior

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viśiṣ

Present 3rd singular middle voice of vi-√śiṣ (class 2)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 2)