महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-7, verse-18

आभ्यामन्यतरं पार्थ यत्ते हृद्यतरं मतम् ।
तद्वृणीतां भवानग्रे प्रवार्यस्त्वं हि धर्मतः ॥१८॥

18. ābhyāmanyataraṁ pārtha yatte hṛdyataraṁ matam ,
tadvṛṇītāṁ bhavānagre pravāryastvaṁ hi dharmataḥ.

18. ābhyām anyataram pārtha yat te hṛdyataram matam
tat vṛṇītām bhavān agre pravāryaḥ tvam hi dharmataḥ

18. O Pārtha, you should choose whichever of these two is considered more agreeable to your heart, for you are indeed to be offered the first choice by (dharma) natural law.

Words meanings summery:

• आभ्याम् (ābhyām) - from these two, by these two

• अन्यतरम् (anyataram) - one of the two, either of the two

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O Pārtha, O son of Pṛthā)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• ते (te) - to you, your

• हृद्यतरम् (hṛdyataram) - more agreeable to the heart, more dear

• मतम् (matam) - considered, thought, opinion, approved

• तत् (tat) - that

• वृणीताम् (vṛṇītām) - let him choose, you should choose (polite)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (polite), your honor

• अग्रे (agre) - first, in front, before

• प्रवार्यः (pravāryaḥ) - to be chosen, eligible for choice, to be preferred

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by (natural) law (dharma), according to right, righteously

Words meanings and morphology

आभ्याम् (ābhyām) - from these two, by these two

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

अन्यतरम् (anyataram) - one of the two, either of the two

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyatara

anyatara - either of two, one of two

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O Pārtha, O son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (a name for Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

हृद्यतरम् (hṛdyataram) - more agreeable to the heart, more dear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdyatara

hṛdyatara - more agreeable to the heart

Comparative form of 'hṛdya' (agreeable to the heart).

मतम् (matam) - considered, thought, opinion, approved

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, belief; considered, approved

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root 'man' (to think, to believe).

Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वृणीताम् (vṛṇītām) - let him choose, you should choose (polite)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (polite), your honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, sir, you (polite)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'bhū', used as a respectful pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अग्रे (agre) - first, in front, before

(indeclinable)

प्रवार्यः (pravāryaḥ) - to be chosen, eligible for choice, to be preferred

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravārya

pravārya - to be chosen, eligible for choice

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Gerundive of 'pra' + root 'vṛ'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 9)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by (natural) law (dharma), according to right, righteously

(indeclinable)

From 'dharma' with the suffix '-tas'.