महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-102, verse-15

धृतराष्ट्रश्च पाण्डुश्च विदुरश्च महामतिः ।
जन्मप्रभृति भीष्मेण पुत्रवत्परिपालिताः ॥१५॥

15. dhṛtarāṣṭraśca pāṇḍuśca viduraśca mahāmatiḥ ,
janmaprabhṛti bhīṣmeṇa putravatparipālitāḥ.

15. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ca pāṇḍuḥ ca viduraḥ ca mahāmatiḥ
janmaprabhṛti bhīṣmeṇa putravat paripālitāḥ

15. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and the wise Vidura were cared for by Bhīṣma from birth as if they were his own children.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• च (ca) - and

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu

• च (ca) - and

• विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

• च (ca) - and

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded, wise, intelligent

• जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth, beginning from birth

• भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhīṣma

• पुत्रवत् (putravat) - as if they were his own children (like a son, as a child)

• परिपालिताः (paripālitāḥ) - protected, guarded, nurtured, brought up

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king of the Kurus)

Bahuvrīhi compound meaning 'he who holds the kingdom'. dhṛta (held) + rāṣṭra (kingdom).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of the pale king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of the wise half-brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded, wise, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, wise, intelligent, having great intellect

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + mati (mind, intellect). 'He whose mind is great.'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)

जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth, beginning from birth

(indeclinable)

Tatpurusha compound: janma (birth) + prabhṛti (beginning from, since). Acts as an adverb.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+prabhṛti)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• prabhṛti – from, beginning from, since
  indeclinable (feminine)
  From pra (forth, before) + root bhṛ (to bear, carry).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverb.

भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of the grand-uncle of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas)

Also means 'terrible' or 'formidable'.

Root: bhīṣ

Note: Agent in passive construction.

पुत्रवत् (putravat) - as if they were his own children (like a son, as a child)

(indeclinable)

Formed from putra (son) with the suffix vat (like, similar to).

परिपालिताः (paripālitāḥ) - protected, guarded, nurtured, brought up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paripālita

paripālita - protected, guarded, preserved, fostered, brought up

Past Passive Participle

From pari (around, fully) + root pāl (to protect, nourish) + kta (past passive participle suffix).

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective.