महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-49

न च प्रसादः सत्पुरुषेषु मोघो न चाप्यर्थो नश्यति नापि मानः ।
यस्मादेतन्नियतं सत्सु नित्यं तस्मात्सन्तो रक्षितारो भवन्ति ॥४९॥

49. na ca prasādaḥ satpuruṣeṣu mogho; na cāpyartho naśyati nāpi mānaḥ ,
yasmādetanniyataṁ satsu nityaṁ; tasmātsanto rakṣitāro bhavanti.

49. na ca prasādaḥ sat-puruṣeṣu moghaḥ
na ca api arthaḥ naśyati na api
mānaḥ yasmāt etat niyatam satsu nityam
tasmāt santaḥ rakṣitāraḥ bhavanti

49. The favor shown towards good people (puruṣa) is never in vain, nor does their purpose get lost, nor their honor. Because this quality is always fixed among the virtuous, therefore the virtuous become protectors.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रसादः (prasādaḥ) - favor, grace, kindness, clemency

• सत्-पुरुषेषु (sat-puruṣeṣu) - among good people (puruṣa), among virtuous individuals

• मोघः (moghaḥ) - vain, useless, fruitless, futile

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, object, meaning, gain

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is lost, disappears

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मानः (mānaḥ) - honor, respect, pride

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, for which reason

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the collective virtues/qualities mentioned (favor, purpose, honor). (this, this one)

• नियतम् (niyatam) - fixed, established, certain, constant

• सत्सु (satsu) - among the good, in the virtuous

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, eternally

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good, the virtuous people

• रक्षितारः (rakṣitāraḥ) - protectors, guardians

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रसादः (prasādaḥ) - favor, grace, kindness, clemency

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - clearness, serenity, favor, grace, kindness, food offered to a deity

From prefix 'pra' + root 'sad'

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

सत्-पुरुषेषु (sat-puruṣeṣu) - among good people (puruṣa), among virtuous individuals

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sat-puruṣa

sat-puruṣa - a good man, a virtuous person, a noble individual

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+puruṣa)

• sat – good, virtuous, existent
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Participle of root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• puruṣa – person, man, male, cosmic person (puruṣa), soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound word.

मोघः (moghaḥ) - vain, useless, fruitless, futile

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mogha

mogha - vain, useless, fruitless, empty, futile

Note: Agrees with 'prasādaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, object, meaning, gain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, gain

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is lost, disappears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Present Active

Root 'naś' (4th class), Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Root: naś (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मानः (mānaḥ) - honor, respect, pride

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māna

māna - honor, respect, pride, self-esteem, measurement

From root 'man'

Root: man (class 4)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, for which reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Ablative of relative pronoun 'yad', functioning as 'because'.

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the collective virtues/qualities mentioned (favor, purpose, honor). (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

नियतम् (niyatam) - fixed, established, certain, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niyata

niyata - fixed, restrained, certain, regular, established

Past Passive Participle

Prefix 'ni' + root 'yam'

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

सत्सु (satsu) - among the good, in the virtuous

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existent, good, virtuous, wise

Present Active Participle

Participle of root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: From 'sat', present participle of 'as' (to be).

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, eternally

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or agrees with implied noun.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Ablative of demonstrative pronoun 'tad', functioning as 'therefore'.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good, the virtuous people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existent, good, virtuous, wise

Present Active Participle

Participle of root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: From 'sat', present participle of 'as' (to be).

रक्षितारः (rakṣitāraḥ) - protectors, guardians

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣitṛ

rakṣitṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent noun

From root 'rakṣ' (to protect) with suffix -tṛ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent noun.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root 'bhū' (1st class), Present Tense, 3rd Person Plural

Root: bhū (class 1)