महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-22

यच्च किंचित्तपोयुक्तं फलं तीर्थेषु भारत ।
महर्षिरेष यद्ब्रूयात्तच्छ्रद्धेयमनन्यथा ॥२२॥

22. yacca kiṁcittapoyuktaṁ phalaṁ tīrtheṣu bhārata ,
maharṣireṣa yadbrūyāttacchraddheyamananyathā.

22. yat ca kiṃcit tapoyuktam phalam tīrtheṣu bhārata
maharṣiḥ eṣa yat brūyāt tat śraddheyam ananyathā

22. And whatever result (phala), associated with austerity (tapas), is gained at the holy places (tīrtha), O Bhārata, that should be believed without reservation if this great sage (maharṣi) tells it.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever, anything, some

• तपोयुक्तम् (tapoyuktam) - endowed with austerity, associated with penance

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - in the holy places

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (Yudhiṣṭhira) (O descendant of Bharata)

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - this great sage (Lomasa) (great sage)

• एष (eṣa) - this (one)

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should say, might say, would say

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रद्धेयम् (śraddheyam) - should be believed, trustworthy

• अनन्यथा (ananyathā) - not otherwise, without reservation, invariably

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to the `phalam` (result).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever, anything, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - anything, something, whatever

Derived from 'kim' + 'cid'

Note: Modifies `phalam`.

तपोयुक्तम् (tapoyuktam) - endowed with austerity, associated with penance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapoyukta

tapoyukta - endowed with penance/austerity

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+yukta)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, fit
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies `phalam`.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Subject of the clause.

तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - in the holy places

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, holy bathing place, sacred place

Note: Refers to holy bathing places.

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (Yudhiṣṭhira) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, belonging to Bharata; India

Patronymic from Bharata

Note: Address to Yudhiṣṭhira.

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - this great sage (Lomasa) (great sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Lomasa.

एष (eṣa) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to `maharṣiḥ`.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Object of `brūyāt` and refers back to `phalam`.

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should say, might say, would say

(verb)

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

Optative mood

From root brū (to say)

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative to `yat`.

श्रद्धेयम् (śraddheyam) - should be believed, trustworthy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śraddheya

śraddheya - to be believed, trustworthy

Gerundive

From root dhā with prefix śrat, 'to place faith in'

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for `tat`.

अनन्यथा (ananyathā) - not otherwise, without reservation, invariably

(indeclinable)

Compound 'a' + 'anyathā'

Compound type : avyayibhāva (a+anyathā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• anyathā – otherwise, in another manner
  indeclinable
  From 'anya' (other)

Note: Adverbial modifier.