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?"

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