महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-52

यक्ष उवाच ।
धन्यानामुत्तमं किं स्विद्धनानां किं स्विदुत्तमम् ।
लाभानामुत्तमं किं स्वित्किं सुखानां तथोत्तमम् ॥५२॥

52. yakṣa uvāca ,
dhanyānāmuttamaṁ kiṁ sviddhanānāṁ kiṁ sviduttamam ,
lābhānāmuttamaṁ kiṁ svitkiṁ sukhānāṁ tathottamam.

52. yakṣaḥ uvāca | dhanyānām uttamam
kim svit dhanānām kim svit
uttamam | lābhānām uttamam kim
svit kim sukhānām tathā uttamam

52. The Yakṣa said: "What, indeed, is the best among the fortunate? What, indeed, is the best among possessions? What, indeed, is the best among gains? And what, similarly, is the best among pleasures?"

52. יַקְשַׁה אמר, מהו המעולה בין הדברים הראויים לשבח, ומהו המעולה בין העושרות? מהו המעולה בין הרווחים, ומהו כך גם המעולה בין סוגי האושר?

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - Yakṣa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• धन्यानाम् (dhanyānām) - among the fortunate, of the blessed

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme

• किम् (kim) - what?

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps (interrogative particle)

• धनानाम् (dhanānām) - among wealth, of riches

• किम् (kim) - what?

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps (interrogative particle)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme

• लाभानाम् (lābhānām) - among gains, of acquisitions

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme

• किम् (kim) - what?

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps (interrogative particle)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• सुखानाम् (sukhānām) - among pleasures, of joys

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, thus

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - Yakṣa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a Yakṣa (a semi-divine being, often associated with Kubera)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

धन्यानाम् (dhanyānām) - among the fortunate, of the blessed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhanya

dhanya - fortunate, blessed, virtuous, wealthy

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, foremost, excellent, supreme

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun)

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

धनानाम् (dhanānām) - among wealth, of riches

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money, treasure

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun)

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, foremost, excellent, supreme

लाभानाम् (lābhānām) - among gains, of acquisitions

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, profit, advantage, attainment

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, foremost, excellent, supreme

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun)

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun)

सुखानाम् (sukhānām) - among pleasures, of joys

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, foremost, excellent, supreme

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