महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-131, verse-36

आर्तहस्तप्रदो नित्यं प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् ।
सत्यः सत्यानि कुरुते नित्यं यः सुखदर्शनः ॥३६॥

36. ārtahastaprado nityaṁ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan ,
satyaḥ satyāni kurute nityaṁ yaḥ sukhadarśanaḥ.

36. ārtahastapradaḥ nityam prajāḥ dharmeṇa pālayan
satyaḥ satyāni kurute nityam yaḥ sukhadarśanaḥ

36. One who always offers help to the distressed, protecting the people according to (natural law) (dharma), is truthful, always performs righteous acts, and is pleasant to behold.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्तहस्तप्रदः (ārtahastapradaḥ) - one who gives a hand to the distressed, one who offers help to the suffering

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the subjects (of a ruler) (people, subjects, progeny)

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by (natural law) (dharma), righteously, justly

• पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting, governing, preserving

• सत्यः (satyaḥ) - truthful, true, real

• सत्यानि (satyāni) - righteous acts (truths, righteous acts, vows)

• कुरुते (kurute) - does, performs, makes

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• सुखदर्शनः (sukhadarśanaḥ) - pleasant to behold, whose sight brings happiness

Words meanings and morphology

आर्तहस्तप्रदः (ārtahastapradaḥ) - one who gives a hand to the distressed, one who offers help to the suffering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārtahastaprada

ārtahastaprada - giving help to the distressed

Compound. Literally 'giver of hand to the distressed'.

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ārta+hasta+prada)

• ārta – distressed, suffering, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-√ṛ.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• prada – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From pra-√dā.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the implied subject.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of nitya used as adverb.

Note: Adverb modifying pālayan and ārtahastapradaḥ.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the subjects (of a ruler) (people, subjects, progeny)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, subjects, creatures, progeny

Note: Object of pālayan.

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by (natural law) (dharma), righteously, justly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Means by (dharma) or in accordance with (dharma).

पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting, governing, preserving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāl

pāl - to protect, to govern, to guard

Present Active Participle

From √pāl, masculine nominative singular.

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Refers to the implied subject.

सत्यः (satyaḥ) - truthful, true, real

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truthful, genuine

From sat (being).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject.

सत्यानि (satyāni) - righteous acts (truths, righteous acts, vows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of satya

satya - truth, reality, righteous act, promise

Often neuter plural for 'truths' or 'righteous deeds'.

कुरुते (kurute) - does, performs, makes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of nitya used as adverb.

Note: Adverb modifying kurute.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

Note: Refers to the subject.

सुखदर्शनः (sukhadarśanaḥ) - pleasant to behold, whose sight brings happiness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhadarśana

sukhadarśana - pleasant to look at, whose sight is happiness

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sukha+darśana)

• sukha – happiness, joy, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• darśana – seeing, sight, vision, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From √dṛś.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject of the clause introduced by yaḥ.