महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-75, verse-23

सन्ति लोके श्रद्दधाना मनुष्याः सन्ति क्षुद्रा राक्षसा मानुषेषु ।
येषां दानं दीयमानं ह्यनिष्टं नास्तिक्यं चाप्याश्रयन्ते ह्यपुण्याः ॥२३॥

23. santi loke śraddadhānā manuṣyāḥ; santi kṣudrā rākṣasā mānuṣeṣu ,
yeṣāṁ dānaṁ dīyamānaṁ hyaniṣṭaṁ; nāstikyaṁ cāpyāśrayante hyapuṇyāḥ.

23. santi loke śraddadhānā manuṣyāḥ
santi kṣudrāḥ rākṣasāḥ mānuṣeṣu
yeṣām dānam dīyamānam hi aniṣṭam
nāstikyam ca api āśrayante hi apuṇyāḥ

23. loke śraddadhānā manuṣyāḥ santi (ca)
mānuṣeṣu kṣudrāḥ rākṣasāḥ santi yeṣām
dānam dīyamānam hi aniṣṭam (bhavati)
hi apuṇyāḥ ca api nāstikyam āśrayante

23. There are in the world humans who possess conviction (śraddhā), and there are petty, demon-like beings among people. For these latter, even a gift (dāna) being offered is unwelcome, and indeed, these unrighteous ones also embrace disbelief (nāstikyam).

Words meanings summery:

• सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, there are)

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the universe, among people)

• श्रद्दधाना (śraddadhānā) - possessing conviction (śraddhā) (having faith, believing, having conviction)

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans (humans, people, mankind)

• सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, there are)

• क्षुद्राः (kṣudrāḥ) - petty, evil (demon-like beings) (small, mean, base, evil)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demon-like beings (demons, evil spirits)

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among people (human beings) (among humans, among mankind)

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - for whom (referring to the demon-like beings) (whose, of whom, for whom)

• दानम् (dānam) - a gift (dāna) (gift, donation, giving)

• दीयमानम् (dīyamānam) - even when being offered (a gift) (being given, being offered)

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

• अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - unwelcome (a gift) (undesired, disagreeable, bad, inauspicious)

• नास्तिक्यम् (nāstikyam) - disbelief (nāstikyam) (atheism, nihilism, disbelief)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also (embrace disbelief) (also, even, moreover)

• आश्रयन्ते (āśrayante) - they embrace (disbelief) (they resort to, they take refuge in, they embrace)

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

• अपुण्याः (apuṇyāḥ) - these unrighteous ones (the demon-like beings) (unvirtuous, unrighteous, devoid of merit)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, there are)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person plural

Root: as (class 2)

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the universe, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, region, people, universe

श्रद्दधाना (śraddadhānā) - possessing conviction (śraddhā) (having faith, believing, having conviction)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - having faith, believing, devout

Present Active Participle (Atmanepada)

from śrad-dhā

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with manuṣyāḥ.

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans (humans, people, mankind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man, person

from man

Root: man (class 4)

सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, there are)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person plural

Root: as (class 2)

क्षुद्राः (kṣudrāḥ) - petty, evil (demon-like beings) (small, mean, base, evil)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣudra

kṣudra - small, minute, petty, mean, vile, evil

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demon-like beings (demons, evil spirits)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, destructive being

from rakṣas

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among people (human beings) (among humans, among mankind)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, relating to man

from man

येषाम् (yeṣām) - for whom (referring to the demon-like beings) (whose, of whom, for whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to kṣudrāḥ rākṣasāḥ.

दानम् (dānam) - a gift (dāna) (gift, donation, giving)

(noun)

neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, donation, charity

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Nominative here, as it's the subject of "is unwelcome".

दीयमानम् (dīyamānam) - even when being offered (a gift) (being given, being offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīyamāna

dīyamāna - being given, being presented

Present Passive Participle

from dā, intensive root dīya-

Root: dā (class 3)

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

(indeclinable)

अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - unwelcome (a gift) (undesired, disagreeable, bad, inauspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aniṣṭa

aniṣṭa - undesired, disagreeable, evil, inauspicious

Past Passive Participle in nañ compound

Nañ-tatpurusha compound of 'an' (not) and 'iṣṭa' (desired/wished).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+iṣṭa)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• iṣṭa – desired, wished, worshipped
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from iṣ
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for dānam.

नास्तिक्यम् (nāstikyam) - disbelief (nāstikyam) (atheism, nihilism, disbelief)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāstikya

nāstikya - atheism, disbelief, heterodoxy, nihilism

from nāstika (one who says 'nāsti' - 'it is not')

Note: Object of āśrayante.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (embrace disbelief) (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

आश्रयन्ते (āśrayante) - they embrace (disbelief) (they resort to, they take refuge in, they embrace)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ā-śri

present tense, 3rd person plural

Atmanepada, from ā-śri

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

अपुण्याः (apuṇyāḥ) - these unrighteous ones (the demon-like beings) (unvirtuous, unrighteous, devoid of merit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apuṇya

apuṇya - devoid of merit, unholy, unvirtuous, unrighteous

Nañ-tatpurusha compound of 'a' (not) and 'puṇya' (merit, virtue).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+puṇya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• puṇya – virtue, merit, good deed, holy
  noun/adjective (neuter)

Note: Used as a noun here, "the unrighteous ones".