महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-51

मया ह्युपायो दृष्टोऽयं विचार्य मतिमात्मनः ।
आत्मार्थं च त्वदर्थं च श्रेयः साधारणं हि नौ ॥५१॥

51. mayā hyupāyo dṛṣṭo'yaṁ vicārya matimātmanaḥ ,
ātmārthaṁ ca tvadarthaṁ ca śreyaḥ sādhāraṇaṁ hi nau.

51. mayā hi upāyaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ ayam vicārya matim ātmanaḥ
ātmārtham ca tvadartham ca śreyaḥ sādhāraṇam hi nau

51. mayā ātmanaḥ matim vicārya ayam upāyaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ hi hi
nau ātmārtham ca tvadartham ca śreyaḥ sādhāraṇam

51. Indeed, this means (upāya) has been discerned by me, having deliberated with my own intellect (mati). For the ultimate good (śreyas) is common to us both, for my own sake and for yours.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because, for)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, expedient

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - discerned, found (seen, observed, perceived)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to upāyaḥ) (this (masculine))

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated

• मतिम् (matim) - my own intellect (intellect, mind, thought)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own (intellect) (of the self, of one's own, of the soul (ātman))

• आत्मार्थम् (ātmārtham) - for my own sake (for one's own sake, for the self's sake)

• च (ca) - and

• त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake

• च (ca) - and

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - ultimate good, spiritual welfare (good, welfare, ultimate good, excellence)

• साधारणम् (sādhāraṇam) - common, general, universal

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (explaining the reason) (indeed, because, for)

• नौ (nau) - to us both (to us two, of us two)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Agent of the past passive participle dṛṣṭaḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, expedient

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - discerned, found (seen, observed, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies upāyaḥ.

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to upāyaḥ) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies upāyaḥ.

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root car (to move, wander) with prefixes vi + ā, and suffix -ya (after prefixes)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Acts adverbially, related to the agent mayā.

मतिम् (matim) - my own intellect (intellect, mind, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - intellect, mind, thought, opinion

Derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of vicārya.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own (intellect) (of the self, of one's own, of the soul (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence, life principle

Note: Modifies matim (my own intellect).

आत्मार्थम् (ātmārtham) - for my own sake (for one's own sake, for the self's sake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmārtha

ātmārtha - one's own advantage, one's own purpose

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+artha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tvadartha

tvadartha - for your sake, for your purpose

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+artha)

• tvad – from you (ablative of tvam, used as stem in compounds)
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - ultimate good, spiritual welfare (good, welfare, ultimate good, excellence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, welfare, ultimate good, excellence, bliss

Note: Subject.

साधारणम् (sādhāraṇam) - common, general, universal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhāraṇa

sādhāraṇa - common, general, ordinary, universal

Prefix: sa

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for śreyaḥ.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (explaining the reason) (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

नौ (nau) - to us both (to us two, of us two)

(pronoun)

dual of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Refers to 'us two'.