महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-147, verse-2

निर्णये वा महाबुद्धे सर्वधर्मभृतां वर ।
प्रत्यक्षमागमो वेति किं तयोः कारणं भवेत् ॥२॥

2. nirṇaye vā mahābuddhe sarvadharmabhṛtāṁ vara ,
pratyakṣamāgamo veti kiṁ tayoḥ kāraṇaṁ bhavet.

2. nirṇaye vā mahābuddhe sarvadharmabhṛtām vara
pratyakṣam āgamaḥ vā iti kim tayoḥ kāraṇam bhavet

2. mahābuddhe vara sarvadharmabhṛtām nirṇaye
pratyakṣam āgamaḥ vā iti kim tayoḥ kāraṇam bhavet

2. O highly intelligent one, best among all upholders of natural law (dharma)! In deciding between direct perception (pratyakṣa) or scripture (āgama), what should be the authoritative source for the two?

Words meanings summery:

• निर्णये (nirṇaye) - in the decision, in the determination

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O greatly intelligent one, O highly wise one

• सर्वधर्मभृताम् (sarvadharmabhṛtām) - of all upholders of natural law (dharma)

• वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct perception, visible, manifest

• आगमः (āgamaḥ) - scripture, tradition, sacred text

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• इति (iti) - marks quotation or thought (thus, so, in this way)

• किम् (kim) - what, which, why

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of direct perception and scripture (of the two, for the two)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - authoritative source or valid means of knowledge (cause, reason, means, instrument, authority)

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

Words meanings and morphology

निर्णये (nirṇaye) - in the decision, in the determination

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirṇaya

nirṇaya - decision, determination, ascertainment, conclusion

From ni- + √ṇī (to lead) + -a (agent/action noun suffix)

Prefix: nir

Root: ṇī (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O greatly intelligent one, O highly wise one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - great intellect, great wisdom

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• buddhi – intellect, reason, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)

सर्वधर्मभृताम् (sarvadharmabhṛtām) - of all upholders of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharmabhṛt

sarvadharmabhṛt - upholder of all natural law, supporter of all dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma+bhṛt)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining, upholder, supporter
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  From √bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; boon, blessing

From √vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct perception, visible, manifest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - direct perception, before the eyes, manifest, visible

From prati + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (prati+akṣa)

• prati – towards, against, in front of, in every
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ, axle
  noun (neuter)

आगमः (āgamaḥ) - scripture, tradition, sacred text

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - coming, arrival, acquisition, knowledge, tradition, sacred text, scripture

From ā- + √gam (to go) + -a (action noun suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks quotation or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, which, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun/adjective)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of direct perception and scripture (of the two, for the two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - authoritative source or valid means of knowledge (cause, reason, means, instrument, authority)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, means, instrument, origin

From √kṛ (to do, make) + -ana (instrument/action noun suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)