महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-2

विदुर उवाच ।
सर्वतीर्थेषु वा स्नानं सर्वभूतेषु चार्जवम् ।
उभे एते समे स्यातामार्जवं वा विशिष्यते ॥२॥

2. vidura uvāca ,
sarvatīrtheṣu vā snānaṁ sarvabhūteṣu cārjavam ,
ubhe ete same syātāmārjavaṁ vā viśiṣyate.

2. viduraḥ uvāca sarvatīrtheṣu vā snānaṃ sarvabhūteṣu
ca ārjavam ubhe ete same syātām ārjavaṃ vā viśiṣyate

2. Vidura said: "Bathing in all holy places and sincerity towards all beings — both of these might be considered equal. Yet, sincerity (ārjava) is superior."

Words meanings summery:

• विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सर्वतीर्थेषु (sarvatīrtheṣu) - in all holy places, in all places of pilgrimage

• वा (vā) - or, and

• स्नानं (snānaṁ) - bathing, ablution

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - towards all beings, among all creatures

• च (ca) - and, also

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - sincerity, straightforwardness, rectitude

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• एते (ete) - these two

• समे (same) - equal, similar

• स्याताम् (syātām) - they two would be, let them be

• आर्जवं (ārjavaṁ) - sincerity, straightforwardness, rectitude

• वा (vā) - or, but

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

Words meanings and morphology

विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (proper name, 'wise' or 'skillful')

Root: vid (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वतीर्थेषु (sarvatīrtheṣu) - in all holy places, in all places of pilgrimage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvatīrtha

sarvatīrtha - all holy places, every place of pilgrimage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+tīrtha)

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

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

स्नानं (snānaṁ) - bathing, ablution

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of snāna

snāna - bathing, ablution, washing

Root: snā (class 2)

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - towards all beings, among all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything that has come into existence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, what has come into existence
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - sincerity, straightforwardness, rectitude

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - sincerity, straightforwardness, honesty, rectitude, uprightness

उभे (ubhe) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Feminine and neuter dual nominative/accusative forms are identical.

एते (ete) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Feminine and neuter dual nominative/accusative forms are identical.

समे (same) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sama

sama - equal, similar, even, identical

Note: Feminine and neuter dual nominative/accusative forms are identical.

स्याताम् (syātām) - they two would be, let them be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

आर्जवं (ārjavaṁ) - sincerity, straightforwardness, rectitude

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - sincerity, straightforwardness, honesty, rectitude, uprightness

वा (vā) - or, but

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)