महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-135, verse-8

एष मे सर्वधर्माणां धर्मोऽधिकतमो मतः ।
यद्भक्त्या पुण्डरीकाक्षं स्तवैरर्चेन्नरः सदा ॥८॥

8. eṣa me sarvadharmāṇāṁ dharmo'dhikatamo mataḥ ,
yadbhaktyā puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ stavairarcennaraḥ sadā.

8. eṣaḥ me sarvadharmāṇām dharmaḥ adhikatamaḥ mataḥ
yat bhaktyā puṇḍarīkākṣam stavaiḥ archet naraḥ sadā

8. eṣaḥ me sarvadharmāṇām adhikatamaḥ dharmaḥ mataḥ
yat bhaktyā naraḥ puṇḍarīkākṣam stavaiḥ sadā archet

8. This, in my view, is the most supreme natural law (dharma) among all principles: that a person should always worship the lotus-eyed one with hymns, motivated by devotion (bhakti).

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - of all laws/duties/natures

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature)

• अधिकतमः (adhikatamaḥ) - most excellent, supreme

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opinion

• यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (which, that)

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - motivated by devotion (bhakti) (by devotion, through devotion)

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - to the lotus-eyed one

• स्तवैः (stavaiḥ) - with praises, with hymns

• अर्छेत् (archet) - should worship

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - of all laws/duties/natures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharma

sarvadharma - all duties/principles

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• dharma – law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature

अधिकतमः (adhikatamaḥ) - most excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhikatama

adhikatama - most excellent, superior, supreme

superlative of adhika

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opinion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, deemed

Past Passive Participle

Root: man (class 4)

यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (which, that)

(indeclinable)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - motivated by devotion (bhakti) (by devotion, through devotion)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, attachment

Root: bhaj (class 1)

पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - to the lotus-eyed one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed one (epithet of Vishnu)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

स्तवैः (stavaiḥ) - with praises, with hymns

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of stava

stava - praise, hymn, eulogy

Root: stu (class 2)

अर्छेत् (archet) - should worship

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of arc

Root: arc (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)