महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-121, verse-16

दानकृद्भिः कृतः पन्था येन यान्ति मनीषिणः ।
ते हि प्राणस्य दातारस्तेषु धर्मः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥१६॥

16. dānakṛdbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthā yena yānti manīṣiṇaḥ ,
te hi prāṇasya dātārasteṣu dharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ.

16. dānakṛdbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthā yena yānti manīṣiṇaḥ te
hi prāṇasya dātāraḥ teṣu dharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ

16. dānakṛdbhiḥ panthā kṛtaḥ yena manīṣiṇaḥ yānti hi
te prāṇasya dātāraḥ teṣu dharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ

16. The path is laid by those who perform acts of giving (dāna), a path by which the wise proceed. Indeed, they are givers of life (prāṇa), and in them, natural law (dharma) is firmly established.

Words meanings summery:

• दानकृद्भिः (dānakṛdbhiḥ) - by those who perform giving, by givers

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, created

• पन्था (panthā) - path, way

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, thinkers

• ते (te) - they

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of vital energy (prāṇa), indicating sustenance and life itself. (of life, of breath, of vital energy)

• दातारः (dātāraḥ) - givers, donors

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) as the fundamental principle (constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness)

• प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established, founded, consecrated

Words meanings and morphology

दानकृद्भिः (dānakṛdbhiḥ) - by those who perform giving, by givers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dānakṛt

dānakṛt - a giver, one who performs giving

Compound formed from dāna (giving) and kṛt (doer), with kṛt from root kṛ (to do).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāna+kṛt)

• dāna – giving, gift, charity
  noun (neuter)
  from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• kṛt – making, doing, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Instrumental case indicates agency ('by').

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `panthā`.

पन्था (panthā) - path, way

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

Note: `panthāḥ` is the nominative singular of `pathin`.

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Relative pronoun

Note: Agrees with `panthā`.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active indicative

Root: yā (class 2)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, thinkers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, a sage

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to `dānakṛdbhiḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of vital energy (prāṇa), indicating sustenance and life itself. (of life, of breath, of vital energy)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, vital energy

from root an (to breathe) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Sanskrit term `prāṇa` bracketed in translation.

दातारः (dātāraḥ) - givers, donors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, bestower

Agent noun

from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to `dānakṛdbhiḥ`.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) as the fundamental principle (constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

from root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Sanskrit term `dharma` bracketed in translation.

प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established, founded, consecrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, fixed, founded, consecrated, standing firm

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dharmaḥ`.