महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-154, verse-2

बहुधादर्शने लोके श्रेयो यदिह मन्यसे ।
अस्मिँल्लोके परे चैव तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥२॥

2. bahudhādarśane loke śreyo yadiha manyase ,
asmiँlloke pare caiva tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

2. bahudhādarśane loke śreyaḥ yat iha manyase |
asmin loke pare ca eva tat me brūhi pitāmaha

2. pitāmaha bahudhādarśane loke yat śreyaḥ iha
manyase asmin loke ca eva pare tat me brūhi

2. O Grandfather, in a world characterized by many diverse perspectives, whatever you consider to be the ultimate good, both in this life and the next, please tell that to me.

Words meanings summery:

• बहुधादर्शने (bahudhādarśane) - in a world of many views/perspectives

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - highest good, auspiciousness, welfare

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think, you believe

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• परे (pare) - in the next world/life (in the other, in the next)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that (highest good) (that)

• मे (me) - to me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather Bhishma (O Grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

बहुधादर्शने (bahudhādarśane) - in a world of many views/perspectives

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bahudhādarśana

bahudhādarśana - having many views, manifold philosophies/perspectives

Compound qualifying a noun like 'loka'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahudhā+darśana)

• bahudhā – in many ways, manifold, of many kinds
  indeclinable
  Formed with the adverbial suffix '-dhā'
• darśana – seeing, viewing, doctrine, philosophy, perspective
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - highest good, auspiciousness, welfare

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, more excellent, highest good, welfare, ultimate advantage

Comparative form of 'śrī' or 'praśasya'

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense, ātmanepada (middle voice)

Root: man (class 4)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

परे (pare) - in the next world/life (in the other, in the next)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, subsequent, supreme, excellent, next

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (highest good) (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

मे (me) - to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative mood, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather Bhishma (O Grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, a venerable elder

Compound of 'pitṛ' (father) and 'maha' (great)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great
  adjective (masculine)