महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-2

अस्मिन्नर्थे बहुविधा शान्तिरुक्ता त्वयानघ ।
स्वकृते का नु शान्तिः स्याच्छमाद्बहुविधादपि ॥२॥

2. asminnarthe bahuvidhā śāntiruktā tvayānagha ,
svakṛte kā nu śāntiḥ syācchamādbahuvidhādapi.

2. asmin arthe bahuvidhā śāntiḥ uktā tvayā anagha
svakṛte kā nu śāntiḥ syāt śamāt bahuvidhāt api

2. anagha,
asmin arthe tvayā bahuvidhā śāntiḥ uktā.
svakṛte śamāt bahuvidhāt api nu kā śāntiḥ syāt?

2. O sinless one (anagha), you have indeed spoken of many kinds of peace (śānti) in this context. But what peace, truly, could there be for my own actions, even from manifold inner tranquility (śama)?

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• अर्थे (arthe) - in the matter, in the sense, in the context

• बहुविधा (bahuvidhā) - of many kinds, manifold

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility (śānti)

• उक्ता (uktā) - said, declared, spoken

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अनघ (anagha) - Epithet for Bhishma (O sinless one, faultless one)

• स्वकृते (svakṛte) - for one's own deeds/actions

• का (kā) - what (feminine)

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility (śānti)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be

• शमात् (śamāt) - from inner tranquility (śama)

• बहुविधात् (bahuvidhāt) - from manifold, from many kinds

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with arthe

अर्थे (arthe) - in the matter, in the sense, in the context

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, matter, wealth

Root: ṛdh (class 5)

बहुविधा (bahuvidhā) - of many kinds, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, manifold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with śāntiḥ

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility (śānti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, calm, appeasement

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject of uktā

उक्ता (uktā) - said, declared, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

past passive participle

from root vac, past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with śāntiḥ

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive verb uktā

अनघ (anagha) - Epithet for Bhishma (O sinless one, faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• agha – sin, evil, fault
  noun (neuter)

स्वकृते (svakṛte) - for one's own deeds/actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svakṛta

svakṛta - one's own deed/action

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kṛta)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made, deed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ, past passive participle, used as noun
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies 'in the matter of' or 'concerning' my deeds.

का (kā) - what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Agrees with śāntiḥ

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or interrogative particle

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility (śānti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, calm, appeasement

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject of syāt

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

optative active

3rd person singular optative active

Root: as (class 2)

शमात् (śamāt) - from inner tranquility (śama)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - calmness, quietude, tranquility, restraint, inner peace

Root: śam (class 4)

बहुविधात् (bahuvidhāt) - from manifold, from many kinds

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, manifold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with śamāt

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies the preceding word.