महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-35, verse-9

एतद्धि त्रितयं श्रेष्ठं सर्वभूतेषु भारत ।
निर्वैरता महाराज सत्यमद्रोह एव च ॥९॥

9. etaddhi tritayaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ sarvabhūteṣu bhārata ,
nirvairatā mahārāja satyamadroha eva ca.

9. etad hi tritayam śreṣṭham sarvabhūteṣu bhārata
nirvairatā mahārāja satyam adrohaḥ eva ca

9. bhārata mahārāja etad hi tritayam sarvabhūteṣu
śreṣṭham nirvairatā satyam ca adrohaḥ eva

9. O Bhārata, O great king, this triad is indeed most excellent among all beings: non-enmity, truthfulness, and non-malice.

Words meanings summery:

• एतद् (etad) - this (referring to the triad) (this)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• त्रितयम् (tritayam) - this triad (a triad, a group of three, the three)

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - most excellent (best, most excellent, supreme)

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings (among all beings, in all creatures)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)

• निर्वैरता (nirvairatā) - non-enmity (absence of enmity, non-enmity, friendliness)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (O great king, O emperor)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truthfulness (truth, reality, truthfulness)

• अद्रोहः (adrohaḥ) - non-malice (non-malice, harmlessness, absence of injury)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

एतद् (etad) - this (referring to the triad) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to 'tritayam'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

त्रितयम् (tritayam) - this triad (a triad, a group of three, the three)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tritaya

tritaya - a triad, a group of three

Derived from tri (three)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - most excellent (best, most excellent, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent), or derived from √śrī (to shine, excel)

Note: Agrees with 'tritayam'.

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings (among all beings, in all creatures)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything existent

Compound: sarva (all) + bhūta (being, creature)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, existing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata, Indian

Patronymic from Bharata

निर्वैरता (nirvairatā) - non-enmity (absence of enmity, non-enmity, friendliness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvairatā

nirvairatā - absence of enmity, non-enmity, friendliness

Derived from nirvaira (free from enmity) + suffix -tā (fem. abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirvaira+tā)

• nis – out, forth, without, away
  indeclinable
• vaira – enmity, hostility
  noun (neuter)
• tā – abstract noun suffix, indicating 'ness' or 'hood'
  suffix (feminine)

Note: One of the three excellent qualities.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (O great king, O emperor)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound: mahā (great) + rāja (king)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truthfulness (truth, reality, truthfulness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, truthfulness, true

From sant (being, existing) from √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: One of the three excellent qualities.

अद्रोहः (adrohaḥ) - non-malice (non-malice, harmlessness, absence of injury)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adroha

adroha - non-malice, harmlessness, not injuring

Negative compound: a- (not) + droha (malice, injury)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+droha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• droha – malice, injury, treachery
  noun (masculine)
  From √druh (to injure, hurt)
  Root: druh (class 4)

Note: One of the three excellent qualities.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)