महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-58, verse-7

यद्यदिष्टतमं लोके यच्चास्य दयितं गृहे ।
तत्तद्गुणवते देयं तदेवाक्षयमिच्छता ॥७॥

7. yadyadiṣṭatamaṁ loke yaccāsya dayitaṁ gṛhe ,
tattadguṇavate deyaṁ tadevākṣayamicchatā.

7. yat yat iṣṭatamam loke yat ca asya dayitam gṛhe
tat tat guṇavate deyam tat eva akṣayam icchatā

7. Whatever is most cherished in the world, and whatever is dear to oneself in one's home, that very thing should be given to a meritorious person by one who desires an imperishable reward.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• इष्टतमम् (iṣṭatamam) - most desired, most cherished, most beloved

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - to oneself, to a person (of him/her/it, to him/her/it, to oneself)

• दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved, dear, cherished

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• गुणवते (guṇavate) - to the virtuous one, to the meritorious one

• देयम् (deyam) - should be given, to be given

• तत् (tat) - that (gift/merit) (that, it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable reward/merit (imperishable, eternal, inexhaustible)

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one who desires imperishable merit (by one who desires, by the desiring one)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

Note: Emphatic repetition 'yad yad'.

इष्टतमम् (iṣṭatamam) - most desired, most cherished, most beloved

(adjective)

neuter, singular of iṣṭatama

iṣṭatama - most desired, most beloved

Superlative

Superlative suffix -tama added to iṣṭa (PPP of iṣ)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - to oneself, to a person (of him/her/it, to him/her/it, to oneself)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved, dear, cherished

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear

Past Passive Participle

From root day

Root: day (class 1)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Emphatic repetition 'tad tad'.

गुणवते (guṇavate) - to the virtuous one, to the meritorious one

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of guṇavat

guṇavat - virtuous, meritorious, endowed with qualities

Possessive suffix -vat

देयम् (deyam) - should be given, to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deya

deya - to be given, what should be given

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root dā + ya

Root: dā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that (gift/merit) (that, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone

(indeclinable)

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable reward/merit (imperishable, eternal, inexhaustible)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, eternal, inexhaustible

Formed with negation 'a' and root kṣi

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• kṣaya – decay, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one who desires imperishable merit (by one who desires, by the desiring one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: From root iṣ (to desire).