महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-316, verse-13

सत्यस्य वचनं श्रेयः सत्यादपि हितं भवेत् ।
यद्भूतहितमत्यन्तमेतत्सत्यं मतं मम ॥१३॥

13. satyasya vacanaṁ śreyaḥ satyādapi hitaṁ bhavet ,
yadbhūtahitamatyantametatsatyaṁ mataṁ mama.

13. satyasya vacanam śreyaḥ satyāt api hitam bhavet
yat bhūtahitam atyantam etat satyam matam mama

13. satyasya vacanam śreyaḥ hitam api satyāt bhavet
yat atyantam bhūtahitam etat satyam mama matam

13. Speaking the truth is superior; however, that which is beneficial may be even more important than mere truth. Whatever is supremely beneficial to all beings, that is considered truth by me.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speaking, word, statement

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, superior, more excellent, welfare

• सत्यात् (satyāt) - from truth

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, welfare, good

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• भूतहितम् (bhūtahitam) - beneficial to beings, welfare of creatures

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - exceedingly, supremely, intensely

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, thought, considered

• मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality

from sat (being, existing)

वचनम् (vacanam) - speaking, word, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement, speech

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better, superior, more excellent, welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent, welfare, bliss

comparative degree of praśasya (excellent), or simply meaning 'good fortune'

Note: Often used as a neuter noun meaning 'welfare' or 'the better (path)'

सत्यात् (satyāt) - from truth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality

from sat (being, existing)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, welfare, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare, placed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

from root dhā (to place, put), with irregular formation

Root: dhā (class 3)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (liṅ) of bhū

3rd person singular, present optative, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that which

Note: Relative pronoun

भूतहितम् (bhūtahitam) - beneficial to beings, welfare of creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtahita

bhūtahita - beneficial to beings, welfare of creatures

tatpurusha compound (bhūta-hita)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+hita)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• hita – beneficial, good, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā (to place, put)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - exceedingly, supremely, intensely

(indeclinable)

indeclinable as adverb

Prefix: ati

Root: am (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality

from sat (being, existing)

मतम् (matam) - opinion, thought, considered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, opinion, doctrine

Past Passive Participle

from root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)