महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-113, verse-21

दानकृद्भिः कृतः पन्था येन यान्ति मनीषिणः ।
ते स्म प्राणस्य दातारस्तेभ्यो धर्मः सनातनः ॥२१॥

21. dānakṛdbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthā yena yānti manīṣiṇaḥ ,
te sma prāṇasya dātārastebhyo dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ.

21. dānakṛdbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthā yena yānti manīṣiṇaḥ te
sma prāṇasya dātāraḥ tebhyaḥ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ

21. dānakṛdbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthā,
yena manīṣiṇaḥ yānti.
te sma prāṇasya dātāraḥ.
tebhyaḥ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ.

21. The path created by generous givers is the one by which the wise proceed. They are indeed the givers of life, and for them, the intrinsic nature (dharma) is eternal.

Words meanings summery:

• दानकृद्भिः (dānakṛdbhiḥ) - by generous givers (by givers of gifts, by charitable people)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - created (made, done, created)

• पन्था (panthā) - path (path, way, road)

• येन (yena) - by which (path) (by whom, by which)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they proceed (they go, they proceed, they travel)

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones (wise ones, intelligent persons, sages)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the givers) (they)

• स्म (sma) - indeed (indeed, certainly (historical present particle))

• प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of life (of breath, of life, of vital air)

• दातारः (dātāraḥ) - givers (givers, donors, bestowers)

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - for them (to them, for them)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma) (constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, religion)

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal (eternal, everlasting, ancient)

Words meanings and morphology

दानकृद्भिः (dānakṛdbhiḥ) - by generous givers (by givers of gifts, by charitable people)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dānakṛt

dānakṛt - giver of gifts, charitable person, benefactor

dāna (gift) + kṛt (maker, doer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāna+kṛt)

• dāna – gift, giving, donation, liberality
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give) + ana suffix.
  Root: dā (class 3)
• kṛt – making, doing, doer, maker, creator
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) + kvip suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - created (made, done, created)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पन्था (panthā) - path (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road, course

Irregular declension, masculine n-stem. panthā is nominative singular.

येन (yena) - by which (path) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun.

यान्ति (yānti) - they proceed (they go, they proceed, they travel)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present tense

Root yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones (wise ones, intelligent persons, sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, sage

From manīṣā (wisdom, intellect) + in (possessive suffix).

Root: man (class 4)

ते (te) - they (referring to the givers) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/correlative pronoun.

Note: Refers back to dānakṛdbhiḥ.

स्म (sma) - indeed (indeed, certainly (historical present particle))

(indeclinable)

Enclitic particle.

प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of life (of breath, of life, of vital air)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, energy

From pra- + root an (to breathe).

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

दातारः (dātāraḥ) - givers (givers, donors, bestowers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, bestower, liberal

Agent noun

From root dā (to give) + tṛ (agent suffix).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative for te.

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - for them (to them, for them)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma) (constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, religion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, religion, virtue, cosmic order

From root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain) + man suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: According to instruction, contextually "intrinsic nature (dharma)".

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal (eternal, everlasting, ancient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, perpetual, ancient, primeval

From sanā (always, eternally) + tana (suffix for 'belonging to').