महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-130, verse-2

धर्मनित्यः सदा पाण्डुर्ममासीत्प्रियकृद्धितः ।
सर्वेषु ज्ञातिषु तथा मयि त्वासीद्विशेषतः ॥२॥

2. dharmanityaḥ sadā pāṇḍurmamāsītpriyakṛddhitaḥ ,
sarveṣu jñātiṣu tathā mayi tvāsīdviśeṣataḥ.

2. dharmanityaḥ sadā pāṇḍuḥ mama āsīt priyakṛt hitaḥ
sarveṣu jñātiṣu tathā mayi tu āsīt viśeṣataḥ

2. Pāṇḍu was always dedicated to righteousness (dharma), consistently performing dear and beneficial acts for me. He was like that among all my relatives, but especially so towards me.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मनित्यः (dharmanityaḥ) - constantly devoted to natural law (dharma), always righteous

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu (proper noun)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• प्रियकृत् (priyakṛt) - one who performs dear acts, doer of good, beloved

• हितः (hitaḥ) - beneficial, well-wisher, favorable

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - among all

• ज्ञातिषु (jñātiṣu) - among relatives, in relations

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and

• मयि (mayi) - in me, to me

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मनित्यः (dharmanityaḥ) - constantly devoted to natural law (dharma), always righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmanitya

dharmanitya - constantly devoted to natural law (dharma), always righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+nitya)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• nitya – constant, eternal, always
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍuḥ.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu, father of the Pāṇḍavas

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mama

mama - my, of me

Genitive singular of asmad (I)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āsīt

Imperfect tense

3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

प्रियकृत् (priyakṛt) - one who performs dear acts, doer of good, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyakṛt

priyakṛt - doer of good, performing dear acts

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (priya+kṛt)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• kṛt – maker, doer, performer
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍuḥ.

हितः (hitaḥ) - beneficial, well-wisher, favorable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, well-wisher, favorable

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, put) as irregular p.p.p.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍuḥ.

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - among all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

ज्ञातिषु (jñātiṣu) - among relatives, in relations

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - relative, kinsman, relation

Root: jñā

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and

(indeclinable)

मयि (mayi) - in me, to me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of mayi

mayi - in me, on me, with me

Locative singular of asmad (I)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āsīt

Imperfect tense

3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

From viśeṣa (distinction) + tas (suffix)