महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-48, verse-26

इदं श्रेय इदं श्रेय इत्येवं प्रस्थितो जनः ।
यो हि यस्मिन्रतो धर्मे स तं पूजयते सदा ॥२६॥

26. idaṁ śreya idaṁ śreya ityevaṁ prasthito janaḥ ,
yo hi yasminrato dharme sa taṁ pūjayate sadā.

26. idam śreyaḥ idam śreyaḥ iti evam prasthitaḥ janaḥ
yaḥ hi yasmin rataḥ dharme saḥ tam pūjayate sadā

26. janaḥ idam śreyaḥ idam śreyaḥ iti evam prasthitaḥ hi yaḥ yasmin dharme rataḥ (asti),
saḥ tam sadā pūjayate

26. People proceed in this manner, saying 'This is superior, this is superior!' Indeed, whichever natural law (dharma) a person is devoted to, he always reveres that.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - superior, better, welfare, prosperity

• इदम् (idam) - this

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - superior, better, welfare, prosperity

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, saying

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - proceeded, set forth, engaged

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, people

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

• रतः (rataḥ) - devoted, attached, absorbed

• धर्मे (dharme) - in the natural law, in the duty

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• पूजयते (pūjayate) - he worships, he reveres

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - superior, better, welfare, prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, superior, welfare, prosperity, good fortune

Comparative form of śrī (prosperity, glory).

Note: Predicate adjective.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - superior, better, welfare, prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, superior, welfare, prosperity, good fortune

Comparative form of śrī (prosperity, glory).

Note: Predicate adjective.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, saying

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the preceding phrases as a statement.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb meaning "in this way".

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - proceeded, set forth, engaged

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - gone forth, set out, proceeded, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From pra-sthā (to set forth, proceed).

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective for `janaḥ`.

जनः (janaḥ) - person, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

From root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis or explanation.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `dharme`.

रतः (rataḥ) - devoted, attached, absorbed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - devoted to, attached to, delighted in, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From root ram (to delight, to be pleased).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective for `yaḥ`.

धर्मे (dharme) - in the natural law, in the duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of devotion for `rataḥ`.

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, often correlative with `yad`.

Note: Subject of the main clause.

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Direct object of `pūjayate`. Refers to `dharma`.

पूजयते (pūjayate) - he worships, he reveres

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pūjay

Denominative verb from pūjā (worship) or root pūj (10th class).

Root: pūj (class 10)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

Note: Modifies `pūjayate`.