महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-251, verse-2

धर्मो न्वयमिहार्थः किममुत्रार्थोऽपि वा भवेत् ।
उभयार्थोऽपि वा धर्मस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥२॥

2. dharmo nvayamihārthaḥ kimamutrārtho'pi vā bhavet ,
ubhayārtho'pi vā dharmastanme brūhi pitāmaha.

2. dharmaḥ nu ayam iha arthaḥ kim amutra arthaḥ api vā
bhavet ubhaya arthaḥ api vā dharmaḥ tat me brūhi pitāmaha

2. pitāmaha ayam dharmaḥ nu iha arthaḥ kim vā amutra arthaḥ
api bhavet vā dharmaḥ ubhaya arthaḥ api tat me brūhi

2. Is this (dharma) for benefit in this world? Or might it be for benefit in the next world? Or is (dharma) for the benefit of both (worlds)? Please tell me that, O Grandfather.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, natural law, duty

• नु (nu) - indeed, then, now, (interrogative particle)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth, benefit

• किम् (kim) - what? (interrogative particle)

• अमुत्र (amutra) - in the other world, hereafter

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth, benefit

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वा (vā) - or, either

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be

• उभय अर्थः (ubhaya arthaḥ) - for the benefit of both, having both purposes

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वा (vā) - or, either

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, natural law, duty

• तत् (tat) - that

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

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

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, natural law, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness

नु (nu) - indeed, then, now, (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth, benefit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, benefit, thing

किम् (kim) - what? (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

अमुत्र (amutra) - in the other world, hereafter

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth, benefit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, benefit, thing

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

उभय अर्थः (ubhaya arthaḥ) - for the benefit of both, having both purposes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ubhayārtha

ubhayārtha - having both objects/purposes, relating to both

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ubhaya+artha)

• ubhaya – both
  adjective
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, benefit
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, natural law, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

मे (me) - to me, for 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

Root: brū (class 2)

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

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, great father, ancestor