महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-50, verse-5

स त्वं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठं राजानं धर्मसंहितम् ।
प्रसादय कुरुश्रेष्ठमेतदत्र मतं मम ॥५॥

5. sa tvaṁ dharmabhṛtāṁ śreṣṭhaṁ rājānaṁ dharmasaṁhitam ,
prasādaya kuruśreṣṭhametadatra mataṁ mama.

5. sa tvam dharmabhṛtām śreṣṭham rājānam dharmasaṃhitam
| prasāday kuruśreṣṭham etat atra matam mama

5. kuruśreṣṭham tvam sa dharmabhṛtām śreṣṭham
dharmasaṃhitam rājānam prasāday etat atra mama matam

5. O best of the Kurus, you should propitiate that king, who is the foremost among the upholders of natural law (dharma) and is himself righteous (dharmasaṃhitam). This is my opinion on this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• त्वम् (tvam) - You (Arjuna) (you)

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold natural law, of supporters of virtue

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

• राजानम् (rājānam) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)

• धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - endowed with natural law, righteous, principled

• प्रसादय् (prasāday) - propitiate, appease, make favorable

• कुरुश्रेष्ठम् (kuruśreṣṭham) - O Arjuna, best of the Kurus (O best of the Kurus)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, thought, idea

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वम् (tvam) - You (Arjuna) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold natural law, of supporters of virtue

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of natural law, virtuous, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – upholding, bearing, supporting
  adjective
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, foremost

Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

Note: Qualifies rājānam.

राजानम् (rājānam) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - endowed with natural law, righteous, principled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmasaṃhita

dharmasaṁhita - endowed with natural law, righteous, connected with duty

Compound of 'dharma' and 'saṃhita' (put together, endowed with).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃhita)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃhita – connected, endowed with, joined, put together
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies rājānam.

प्रसादय् (prasāday) - propitiate, appease, make favorable

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of prasād

Causative of pra-sad (to become clear/gracious).

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

कुरुश्रेष्ठम् (kuruśreṣṭham) - O Arjuna, best of the Kurus (O best of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha

kuruśreṣṭha - best of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme, foremost
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

Note: The -am ending is sometimes used for vocative singular in Epic Sanskrit.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to the speaker's opinion.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

मतम् (matam) - opinion, thought, idea

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, thought, idea, considered

Past Passive Participle (from man)

Derived from root man (to think) as a past passive participle, used as a noun.

Root: man (class 4)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me