महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-288, verse-35

अदुष्टं वर्तमाने तु हृदयान्तरपूरुषे ।
तेनैव देवाः प्रीयन्ते सतां मार्गस्थितेन वै ॥३५॥

35. aduṣṭaṁ vartamāne tu hṛdayāntarapūruṣe ,
tenaiva devāḥ prīyante satāṁ mārgasthitena vai.

35. aduṣṭam vartamāne tu hṛdayāntarapūruṣe | tena
eva devāḥ prīyante satām mārgastitena vai

35. tu (yadā) hṛdayāntarapūruṣe aduṣṭam vartamāne,
(tadā) tena eva satām mārgastitena vai devāḥ prīyante.

35. But when the inner person (puruṣa) dwells blamelessly within the heart, the gods are indeed pleased by that very one who is established on the path of the virtuous.

Words meanings summery:

• अदुष्टम् (aduṣṭam) - blamelessly, faultlessly, in an unblemished manner

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - being present, existing, abiding

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• हृदयान्तरपूरुषे (hṛdayāntarapūruṣe) - in the innermost self or soul that resides in the heart (in the inner person of the heart)

• तेन (tena) - by that inner person (by that, by him)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'very' in the translation (only, indeed, just)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• प्रीयन्ते (prīyante) - are pleased, become delighted, are satisfied

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of good people

• मार्गस्तितेन (mārgastitena) - by one who adheres to the path of righteousness/virtue (by one who is established on the path, by one standing in the way)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

अदुष्टम् (aduṣṭam) - blamelessly, faultlessly, in an unblemished manner

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From √duṣ (to be faulty) with negative prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+duṣṭa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• duṣṭa – faulty, corrupt, bad, blemished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √duṣ.
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - being present, existing, abiding

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vṛt - to be, to exist, to proceed

Present middle participle

Formed from root √vṛt (1st class).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

हृदयान्तरपूरुषे (hṛdayāntarapūruṣe) - in the innermost self or soul that resides in the heart (in the inner person of the heart)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hṛdayāntarapūruṣa

hṛdayāntarapūruṣa - the inner person (puruṣa) of the heart, the soul dwelling in the heart

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛdaya+antara+puruṣa)

• hṛdaya – heart, mind, essence
  noun (neuter)
• antara – inner, interior, internal, between
  adjective (neuter)
• puruṣa – man, person, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - by that inner person (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'very' in the translation (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'prīyante'.

प्रीयन्ते (prīyante) - are pleased, become delighted, are satisfied

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prīyante

Present middle indicative

Formed from root √prī (9th class). The middle voice implies 'to be pleased'.

Root: prī (class 9)

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of good people

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, real

Present Active Participle

From √as (to be). Functions as a noun here.

Root: as (class 2)

मार्गस्तितेन (mārgastitena) - by one who adheres to the path of righteousness/virtue (by one who is established on the path, by one standing in the way)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mārgastita

mārgastita - established on the path, standing in the way, following the path

Compound of 'mārga' (path) + 'stita' (standing/situated, PPP of √sthā).

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (mārga+stita)

• mārga – path, road, way, course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• stita – standing, situated, located, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √sthā (to stand, to be situated).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)