महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-122, verse-16

तैर्हि सद्भिः कृतः पन्थाश्चेतयानो न मुह्यते ।
ते हि स्वर्गस्य नेतारो यज्ञवाहाः सनातनाः ॥१६॥

16. tairhi sadbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthāścetayāno na muhyate ,
te hi svargasya netāro yajñavāhāḥ sanātanāḥ.

16. taiḥ hi sadbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthāḥ cetayānaḥ na muhyate
te hi svargasya netāraḥ yajñavāhāḥ sanātanāḥ

16. hi taiḥ sadbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthāḥ,
cetayānaḥ na muhyate.
hi te svargasya netāraḥ,
sanātanāḥ yajñavāhāḥ.

16. Indeed, a discerning person following the path created by such virtuous beings does not become bewildered. For they are truly the guides to heaven, eternal upholders of Vedic rituals (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good, by the virtuous ones

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, created

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way

• चेतयानः (cetayānaḥ) - perceiving, aware, conscious, discerning

• न (na) - not

• मुह्यते (muhyate) - becomes bewildered, errs

• ते (te) - they

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven

• नेतारः (netāraḥ) - guides, leaders

• यज्ञवाहाः (yajñavāhāḥ) - performers/upholders of Vedic rituals (yajña)

• सनातनाः (sanātanāḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good, by the virtuous ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way

चेतयानः (cetayānaḥ) - perceiving, aware, conscious, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetayāna

cetayāna - conscious, discerning, perceiving

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle derived from the Causal or 10th class root cit (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 10)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मुह्यते (muhyate) - becomes bewildered, errs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

नेतारः (netāraḥ) - guides, leaders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of netṛ

netṛ - leader, guide, conductor

Agent Noun

Derived from root nī (to lead) with agent suffix -tṛ.

Root: nī (class 1)

यज्ञवाहाः (yajñavāhāḥ) - performers/upholders of Vedic rituals (yajña)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajñavāha

yajñavāha - performer of a Vedic ritual, one who carries out a sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vāha)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vāha – bearer, carrier, performer, upholder
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

सनातनाः (sanātanāḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval