महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-2

भवांस्तु मन्यते साधु यत्कुरूणां सुखोदयम् ।
तदेव विदुरोऽप्याह भीष्मो द्रोणश्च मां मुने ॥२॥

2. bhavāṁstu manyate sādhu yatkurūṇāṁ sukhodayam ,
tadeva viduro'pyāha bhīṣmo droṇaśca māṁ mune.

2. bhavān tu manyate sādhu yat kurūṇām sukhodayam
tat eva viduraḥ api āha bhīṣmaḥ droṇaḥ ca mām mune

2. But what you consider good for the prosperity of the Kurus, that very thing Vidura also told me, O sage (muni), as did Bhishma and Drona.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - your esteemed self, you (polite)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• मन्यते (manyate) - considers, thinks, believes

• साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, righteous

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• सुखोदयम् (sukhodayam) - prosperity, rise of happiness, welfare

• तत् (tat) - that

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

• अपि (api) - also, even

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• च (ca) - and

• माम् (mām) - to me, me

• मुने (mune) - O sage

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - your esteemed self, you (polite)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite), your honor

nominative singular masculine of bhavat

Root: bhū (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - considers, thinks, believes

(verb)

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

`man` (root) + `ya` (class 4 suffix) + `te` (3rd sg. present middle ending)

Root: man (class 4)

साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, proper, virtuous, excellent

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Adverbial usage possible ('properly').

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

nominative/accusative singular neuter of yad

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king or his descendants)

सुखोदयम् (sukhodayam) - prosperity, rise of happiness, welfare

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sukhodaya

sukhodaya - rise of happiness, welfare, prosperity

`sukha` (happiness) + `udaya` (rise, prosperity)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+udaya)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• udaya – rise, prosperity, emergence
  noun (masculine)
  from ud (up) + root i (to go)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Functions as the predicate of the 'yat' clause.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

nominative/accusative singular neuter of tad

Note: Refers back to 'yat kurūṇāṃ sukhodayam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (proper name, 'wise, skillful')

`vi` (prefix) + `dura` (from root dur, to be difficult), meaning 'not difficult to know' or 'wise'

Prefix: vi

Root: dur (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'āha'.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

perfect

Root `ah` (a defective verb), perfect tense 3rd singular active

Root: ah (class 2)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible, formidable')

From root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of implied 'āha'.

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (proper name, 'a bucket, a measure of grain, the name of a guru')

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'āha'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a conjunction.

माम् (mām) - to me, me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

accusative singular of asmad

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Root: man (class 4)