महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-40, verse-3

अनृतं च समुत्कर्षे राजगामि च पैशुनम् ।
गुरोश्चालीकनिर्बन्धः समानि ब्रह्महत्यया ॥३॥

3. anṛtaṁ ca samutkarṣe rājagāmi ca paiśunam ,
guroścālīkanirbandhaḥ samāni brahmahatyayā.

3. anṛtam ca samutkarṣe rājagāmi ca paiśunam
guroḥ ca alīkanirbandhaḥ samāni brahmahatyayā

3. Speaking a falsehood for self-aggrandizement, malicious tale-bearing that reaches the king, and a false accusation (or persistence in a lie) against one's teacher (guru) are all equivalent to the sin of killing a brahmin (brahmahatyā).

Words meanings summery:

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood, lie

• च (ca) - and, also

• समुत्कर्षे (samutkarṣe) - in self-aggrandizement, in self-exaltation (in exalting, in increasing, in manifesting)

• राजगामि (rājagāmi) - going to the king, reaching the king

• च (ca) - and, also

• पैशुनम् (paiśunam) - malicious gossip, tale-bearing, calumny

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of one's spiritual teacher (guru) (of the teacher, of the elder)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अलीकनिर्बन्धः (alīkanirbandhaḥ) - false accusation, insistence on a lie

• समानि (samāni) - equal, similar

• ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - by the killing of a brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood, lie

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, lie; false, untrue

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ṛta – truth, right, cosmic order
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समुत्कर्षे (samutkarṣe) - in self-aggrandizement, in self-exaltation (in exalting, in increasing, in manifesting)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samutkarṣa

samutkarṣa - exaltation, superiority, eminence, increase

Derived from root kṛṣ with upasargas sam- and ut-.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Denotes 'in the matter of' or 'for the purpose of' self-exaltation.

राजगामि (rājagāmi) - going to the king, reaching the king

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājagāmin

rājagāmin - going to or reaching the king; royal

Derived from rājan (king) + gāmin (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+gāmin)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  agent noun derivative
  From root gam (to go) + suffix -in
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Appears in neuter singular nominative/accusative, modifying `paiśunam`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पैशुनम् (paiśunam) - malicious gossip, tale-bearing, calumny

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paiśuna

paiśuna - tale-bearing, maliciousness, calumny, treachery

Derived from piśuna (wicked, malicious person).

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of one's spiritual teacher (guru) (of the teacher, of the elder)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual guide, elder; heavy, respectable (guru)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अलीकनिर्बन्धः (alīkanirbandhaḥ) - false accusation, insistence on a lie

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alīkanirbandha

alīkanirbandha - insistence on a falsehood, false accusation, false obstinacy

Compound of alīka and nirbandha.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (alīka+nirbandha)

• alīka – false, untrue, lie, falsehood
  adjective (neuter)
• nirbandha – insistence, obstinacy, firm resolve
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bandh (to bind) with upasarga nir-.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: bandh (class 9)

समानि (samāni) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of samāna

samāna - equal, similar, same

Note: Agrees with the plural implied subject (anṛtam, paiśunam, alīkanirbandhaḥ, which are collectively considered neuter plural here for agreement with the predicate adjective).

ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - by the killing of a brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - the killing of a brahmin, the sin of brahmin-slaughter (brahmahatyā)

Compound of brahman (brahmin) and hatyā (killing).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – brahmin, the Absolute Reality (brahman)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
  noun (feminine)
  From root han (to strike, kill) + suffix -tyā.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used with `samāni` (equal to) implying the means or comparison.