महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-2

तव धर्माश्रिता बुद्धिस्तेषां वैराश्रिता मतिः ।
यदयुद्धेन लभ्येत तत्ते बहुमतं भवेत् ॥२॥

2. tava dharmāśritā buddhisteṣāṁ vairāśritā matiḥ ,
yadayuddhena labhyeta tatte bahumataṁ bhavet.

2. tava dharmāśritā buddhiḥ teṣām vairāśritā matiḥ
yat ayuddhena labhyeta tat te bahumatam bhavet

2. Your understanding is based on righteousness (dharma), while their minds are intent on hostility. Whatever could be obtained without a battle would be greatly agreeable to you.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• धर्माश्रिता (dharmāśritā) - based on righteousness, reliant on natural law

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• वैराश्रिता (vairāśritā) - based on hostility, relying on enmity

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intention

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

• अयुद्धेन (ayuddhena) - without battle, by not fighting

• लभ्येत (labhyeta) - might be obtained, could be gained

• तत् (tat) - that

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• बहुमतम् (bahumatam) - highly esteemed, much desired, very agreeable

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धर्माश्रिता (dharmāśritā) - based on righteousness, reliant on natural law

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmāśrita

dharmāśrita - relying on dharma, supported by righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+āśrita)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• āśrita – resorted to, dependent on, supported by
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā + śri
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind

from budh

Root: budh (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be neuter plural genitive.

वैराश्रिता (vairāśritā) - based on hostility, relying on enmity

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vairāśrita

vairāśrita - relying on enmity, based on hostility

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaira+āśrita)

• vaira – hostility, enmity, hatred
  noun (neuter)
• āśrita – resorted to, dependent on, supported by
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā + śri
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, opinion

from man

Root: man (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Also used adverbially as 'if, because, in order that'. Here it functions as a relative pronoun.

अयुद्धेन (ayuddhena) - without battle, by not fighting

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ayuddha

ayuddha - without battle, not fighting

a- privative compound

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yuddha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from yudh)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

लभ्येत (labhyeta) - might be obtained, could be gained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Formed from root labh (1st class, Ātmanepada) in passive voice, optative mood.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Also accusative neuter singular.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Also used for genitive singular (your). Here dative is more fitting.

बहुमतम् (bahumatam) - highly esteemed, much desired, very agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahumata

bahumata - highly esteemed, much desired, agreeable

Bahuvrihi or Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+mata)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• mata – thought, opinion, esteemed, desired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from man
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Also accusative neuter singular.

भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)