महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-18

तिला भक्षयितव्याश्च सदा त्वालभनं च तैः ।
कार्यं सततमिच्छद्भिः श्रेयः सर्वात्मना गृहे ॥१८॥

18. tilā bhakṣayitavyāśca sadā tvālabhanaṁ ca taiḥ ,
kāryaṁ satatamicchadbhiḥ śreyaḥ sarvātmanā gṛhe.

18. tilāḥ bhakṣayitavyāḥ ca sadā tu ālabhanam ca taiḥ
kāryam satatam icchadbhiḥ śreyaḥ sarvātmanā gṛhe

18. tilāḥ ca sadā bhakṣayitavyāḥ ca taiḥ ālabhanam
kāryam śreyaḥ satatam icchadbhiḥ sarvātmanā gṛhe

18. Sesame seeds should always be consumed, and anointing the body with them should be performed by those who constantly desire well-being (śreyas) in their home, with their whole being (sarvātmanā).

Words meanings summery:

• तिलाः (tilāḥ) - sesame seeds

• भक्षयितव्याः (bhakṣayitavyāḥ) - should be consumed (should be eaten, fit to be eaten)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, and, moreover)

• आलभनम् (ālabhanam) - anointing (the body) (anointing, smearing, touching)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them (the sesame seeds) (by them)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done (to be done, should be done)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually, always)

• इच्छद्भिः (icchadbhiḥ) - by those desiring (by those desiring, by wishing ones)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - well-being (śreyas) (welfare, prosperity, good, salvation)

• सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with their whole being (sarvātmanā) (with all one's self, wholeheartedly)

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

Words meanings and morphology

तिलाः (tilāḥ) - sesame seeds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tila

tila - sesame, a sesame seed

भक्षयितव्याः (bhakṣayitavyāḥ) - should be consumed (should be eaten, fit to be eaten)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakṣayitavya

bhakṣayitavya - to be eaten, fit to be eaten, edible

Gerundive (kṛtya)

derived from the causative of root bhakṣ (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

आलभनम् (ālabhanam) - anointing (the body) (anointing, smearing, touching)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ālabhana

ālabhana - the act of seizing, touching, anointing, smearing

derived from root labh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - by them (the sesame seeds) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done (to be done, should be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action

Gerundive (kṛtya)

derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually, always)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satata

satata - continuous, constant, perpetual

Note: also functions as an adverb (indeclinable)

इच्छद्भिः (icchadbhiḥ) - by those desiring (by those desiring, by wishing ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing

present active participle

derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - well-being (śreyas) (welfare, prosperity, good, salvation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, prosperity, good fortune, virtue, salvation

comparative form of śrī (prosperity)

Note: can also be accusative

सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with their whole being (sarvātmanā) (with all one's self, wholeheartedly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the universal spirit; with one's whole self or being, wholeheartedly (as adverb)

compound of sarva and ātman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: functions adverbially in this context

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Root: gṛh (class 9)