महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-10

शास्त्रं यदि भवेदेकं व्यक्तं श्रेयो भवेत्तदा ।
शास्त्रैश्च बहुभिर्भूयः श्रेयो गुह्यं प्रवेशितम् ॥१०॥

10. śāstraṁ yadi bhavedekaṁ vyaktaṁ śreyo bhavettadā ,
śāstraiśca bahubhirbhūyaḥ śreyo guhyaṁ praveśitam.

10. śāstram yadi bhavet ekam vyaktam śreyaḥ bhavet tadā |
śāstraiḥ ca bahubhiḥ bhūyaḥ śreyaḥ guhyam praveśitam

10. yadi śāstram ekam bhavet tadā śreyaḥ vyaktam bhavet ca
bahubhiḥ śāstraiḥ bhūyaḥ śreyaḥ guhyam praveśitam (asti)

10. If there were only one doctrine, then the ultimate good (śreyas) would be clearly manifest. However, by numerous doctrines, the ultimate good (śreyas) has been made further enigmatic.

Words meanings summery:

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, doctrine

• यदि (yadi) - if

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it were, it would be

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clear, manifest, evident

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

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it were, it would be

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• शास्त्रैः (śāstraiḥ) - by scriptures, by doctrines

• च (ca) - and, also

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further, again, moreover

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

• गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden, enigmatic

• प्रवेशितम् (praveśitam) - introduced, made to enter

Words meanings and morphology

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, doctrine

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, doctrine, rule

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it were, it would be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clear, manifest, evident

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyakta

vyakta - clear, manifest, evident, distinct

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'añj' (to anoint, make clear) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, ultimate good, excellence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, ultimate good, excellence, better, superior

भवेत् (bhavet) - it were, it would be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रैः (śāstraiḥ) - by scriptures, by doctrines

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, doctrine, rule

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'śāstraiḥ'

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further, again, moreover

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of 'bahu'

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, ultimate good, excellence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, ultimate good, excellence, better, superior

गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret, hidden, enigmatic

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guhya

guhya - secret, hidden, to be concealed, mysterious

Gerundive

Derived from the root 'guh' (to hide)

Root: guh (class 1)

प्रवेशितम् (praveśitam) - introduced, made to enter

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praveśita

praveśita - introduced, made to enter, caused to enter

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from the causative of the root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)