महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-24, verse-56

अव्युत्क्रान्ताश्च धर्मेषु पाषण्डसमयेषु च ।
कृशप्राणाः कृशधनास्तेषु दत्तं महाफलम् ॥५६॥

56. avyutkrāntāśca dharmeṣu pāṣaṇḍasamayeṣu ca ,
kṛśaprāṇāḥ kṛśadhanāsteṣu dattaṁ mahāphalam.

56. avyutkrāntāḥ ca dharmeṣu pāṣaṇḍasamayeṣu ca
kṛśaprāṇāḥ kṛśadhanāḥ teṣu dattaṃ mahāphalam

56. dharmeṣu ca pāṣaṇḍasamayeṣu ca avyutkrāntāḥ
kṛśaprāṇāḥ kṛśadhanāḥ teṣu dattaṃ mahāphalam

56. A great reward is obtained from a gift given to those who are steadfast in their natural law (dharma) and their religious traditions, and who are weak in vitality and poor in wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्युत्क्रान्ताः (avyutkrāntāḥ) - those who have not deviated, firm, steadfast

• च (ca) - and

• धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in their intrinsic nature or prescribed duties (in natural laws, in duties, in righteousness)

• पाषण्डसमयेषु (pāṣaṇḍasamayeṣu) - in their own religious traditions or established beliefs, regardless of orthodoxy (in religious traditions, in sectarian doctrines, in heterodox systems)

• च (ca) - and

• कृशप्राणाः (kṛśaprāṇāḥ) - those with diminished vitality, weak in spirit, weak-bodied

• कृशधनाः (kṛśadhanāḥ) - those with diminished wealth, poor

• तेषु (teṣu) - to such people (to/among them, in them)

• दत्तं (dattaṁ) - a gift given (given, bestowed)

• महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - a significant spiritual or material benefit (great fruit, great reward, abundant fruit)

Words meanings and morphology

अव्युत्क्रान्ताः (avyutkrāntāḥ) - those who have not deviated, firm, steadfast

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avyutkrānta

avyutkrānta - not deviated, firm, steadfast, unwavering

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'ut-kram' (to deviate) with 'a-' (negation) and past passive participle suffix '-ta'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyutkrānta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyutkrānta – deviated, gone astray, departed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root `kram` (to go, step) with prefixes `vi` and `ut`.
  Prefixes: vi+ut
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to "those people" (implied).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in their intrinsic nature or prescribed duties (in natural laws, in duties, in righteousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

Derived from root `dhṛ` (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पाषण्डसमयेषु (pāṣaṇḍasamayeṣu) - in their own religious traditions or established beliefs, regardless of orthodoxy (in religious traditions, in sectarian doctrines, in heterodox systems)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṣaṇḍasamaya

pāṣaṇḍasamaya - a system of tenets of a heretical sect, religious tradition, sectarian doctrine

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṣaṇḍa+samaya)

• pāṣaṇḍa – heretic, sectarian, one who pretends to follow a religious order
  noun (masculine)
• samaya – convention, agreement, doctrine, religious observance, time
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `sam-i` (to come together, agree).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

कृशप्राणाः (kṛśaprāṇāḥ) - those with diminished vitality, weak in spirit, weak-bodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛśaprāṇa

kṛśaprāṇa - having feeble vital airs, weak-bodied, weak in spirit

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛśa+prāṇa)

• kṛśa – thin, weak, emaciated, lean
  adjective
• prāṇa – life, vital breath, vital energy, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `pra-an` (to breathe forth).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied "people."

कृशधनाः (kṛśadhanāḥ) - those with diminished wealth, poor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛśadhana

kṛśadhana - having little wealth, poor

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛśa+dhana)

• kṛśa – thin, weak, emaciated, lean
  adjective
• dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `dhan` (to run, move quickly), or `dhā` (to place, hold).
  Root: dhan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied "people."

तेषु (teṣu) - to such people (to/among them, in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: The locative case here implies "with respect to them" or "given in their case", effectively meaning "to them".

दत्तं (dattaṁ) - a gift given (given, bestowed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

From root `dā` (to give) with the past passive participle suffix `-ta`.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Here used as a noun, "a given (thing)" or "a gift."

महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - a significant spiritual or material benefit (great fruit, great reward, abundant fruit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāphala

mahāphala - having great fruit, highly efficacious, bringing great reward

Bahuvrīhi or Karmadhāraya compound. Here functions as a neuter noun.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+phala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)