महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-105

वृद्धो ज्ञातिस्तथा मित्रं दरिद्रो यो भवेदपि ।
गृहे वासयितव्यास्ते धन्यमायुष्यमेव च ॥१०५॥

105. vṛddho jñātistathā mitraṁ daridro yo bhavedapi ,
gṛhe vāsayitavyāste dhanyamāyuṣyameva ca.

105. vṛddhaḥ jñātiḥ tathā mitram daridraḥ yaḥ bhavet
api gṛhe vāsayitavyāḥ te dhanyam āyuṣyam eva ca

105. vṛddhaḥ jñātiḥ tathā mitram yaḥ daridraḥ api bhavet,
te gṛhe vāsayitavyāḥ.
(etat karma) dhanyam āyuṣyam eva ca (bhavati).

105. Old relatives, friends, and even those who may be poor, should be given residence in one's home. This certainly brings blessings and longevity.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown

• ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - relative, kinsman

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

• दरिद्रः (daridraḥ) - poor, needy

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

• वासयितव्याः (vāsayitavyāḥ) - should be caused to dwell, should be given residence

• ते (te) - they

• धन्यम् (dhanyam) - blessed, auspicious, fortunate

• आयुष्यम् (āyuṣyam) - longevity, long life

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, wise, great

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛdh (to grow, increase) with kta suffix.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - relative, kinsman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñāti

jñāti - kinsman, relative, family

Root: jñā (class 9)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so

(indeclinable)

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, sun (deity)

दरिद्रः (daridraḥ) - poor, needy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daridra

daridra - poor, needy, indigent

From root daridrā (to be poor).

Root: daridrā (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Root: gṛh

वासयितव्याः (vāsayitavyāḥ) - should be caused to dwell, should be given residence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāsayitavya

vāsayitavya - to be made to dwell, to be caused to stay, to be lodged

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Causative stem of vas (to dwell) + tavya suffix.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Describes 'te' (they).

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun, often used as 3rd person pronoun)

Note: Refers to vṛddhaḥ jñātiḥ, mitram, daridraḥ.

धन्यम् (dhanyam) - blessed, auspicious, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, auspicious, wealthy

From dhana (wealth) + ya (possessive suffix).

Note: Predicative adjective, qualifying an implicit 'this act' or 'this practice'.

आयुष्यम् (āyuṣyam) - longevity, long life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyuṣya

āyuṣya - conducive to long life, longevity, life span

From āyus (life) + ya (suffix).

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding words.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects dhanyam and āyuṣyam.