महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-28

तस्मिन्नुभयतो दोषे कुर्वञ्छ्रेयः समाचरेत् ।
अयं नः सर्वधर्माणां धर्मश्चिन्त्यतमो मतः ॥२८॥

28. tasminnubhayato doṣe kurvañchreyaḥ samācaret ,
ayaṁ naḥ sarvadharmāṇāṁ dharmaścintyatamo mataḥ.

28. tasmin ubhayataḥ doṣe kurvan śreyaḥ samācaret ayam
naḥ sarva-dharmāṇām dharmaḥ cintyatamaḥ mataḥ

28. tasmin doṣe ubhayataḥ (sati) (janaḥ) kurvan śreyaḥ samācaret
ayam dharmaḥ naḥ sarva-dharmāṇām cintyatamaḥ mataḥ (asti)

28. In a situation where there is fault on both sides, one should act in a way that brings the greatest benefit. This principle of natural law (dharma), among all duties (dharmas), is considered by us to be the most worthy of careful thought.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in that situation, in that matter

• उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - on both sides, from both sides

• दोषे (doṣe) - in a situation of fault (in the fault, in the defect, in the wrong)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - (the person) acting (doing, performing, acting)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is beneficial (welfare, good fortune, benefit, excellence)

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should perform, should act, should practice

• अयम् (ayam) - this (dharma) (this, this one)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (of us, by us, to us, our)

• सर्व-धर्माणाम् (sarva-dharmāṇām) - among all duties (dharmas) (of all dharmas, of all duties, of all principles)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - this principle of natural law (dharma) (dharma, natural law, duty, righteousness)

• चिन्त्यतमः (cintyatamaḥ) - most to be thought about, most worthy of consideration, most cogitable

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, deemed, thought, opinion

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in that situation, in that matter

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - on both sides, from both sides

(indeclinable)

दोषे (doṣe) - in a situation of fault (in the fault, in the defect, in the wrong)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, sin, wrong

Root: √duṣ (class 4)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - (the person) acting (doing, performing, acting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

From root √kṛ (to do, make), with -at suffix

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is beneficial (welfare, good fortune, benefit, excellence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, benefit, excellence, better, more excellent (comparative of praśasya)

Comparative suffix -īyas

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should perform, should act, should practice

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √car

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √car (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (dharma) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

नः (naḥ) - by us (of us, by us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Can also be Dative/Accusative plural.

सर्व-धर्माणाम् (sarva-dharmāṇām) - among all duties (dharmas) (of all dharmas, of all duties, of all principles)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva-dharma

sarva-dharma - all duties, all principles, universal law

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dhṛ (to support, hold)
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - this principle of natural law (dharma) (dharma, natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

From root √dhṛ (to support, hold)

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

चिन्त्यतमः (cintyatamaḥ) - most to be thought about, most worthy of consideration, most cogitable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintyatama

cintyatama - most to be thought, most worthy of consideration (superlative of cintya)

Superlative suffix -tama added to gerundive cintya

Compound type : tatpurusha (cintya+tama)

• cintya – to be thought, to be considered, cogitable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root √cit (to perceive, think), causative cintayati
  Root: √cit (class 1)
• tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, deemed, thought, opinion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - considered, deemed, thought, opinion, intention

Past Passive Participle

From root √man (to think, believe)

Root: √man (class 4)