महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-133, verse-10

पितेव हि नृपोऽस्माकमभूच्छांतनवः पुरा ।
विचित्रवीर्यो राजर्षिः पाण्डुश्च कुरुनन्दनः ॥१०॥

10. piteva hi nṛpo'smākamabhūcchāṁtanavaḥ purā ,
vicitravīryo rājarṣiḥ pāṇḍuśca kurunandanaḥ.

10. pitā iva hi nṛpaḥ asmākam abhūt śāntanavaḥ purā
vicitravīryaḥ rājarṣiḥ pāṇḍuḥ ca kurunandanaḥ

10. Indeed, in the past, Śāntanu was our king, like a father to us. Then there was Vicitravīrya, the royal sage, and Pāṇḍu, the delight of the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - father

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - referring to Śāntanu himself, father of Vicitravīrya (descendant of Śāntanu)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Pāṇḍu's father and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father (Vicitravīrya)

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, kingly seer

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - father of the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍu)

• च (ca) - and

• कुरुनन्दनः (kurunandanaḥ) - a Kuru prince, Pāṇḍu (delight of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. protector of men)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - referring to Śāntanu himself, father of Vicitravīrya (descendant of Śāntanu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śāntanu, or Śāntanu himself

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Pāṇḍu's father and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father (Vicitravīrya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicitravīrya

vicitravīrya - of variegated valor; name of Pāṇḍu and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vicitra+vīrya)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, energy, semen
  noun (neuter)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, kingly seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, kingly seer

Compound type : karmadharaya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - father of the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (father of the Pāṇḍavas)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुरुनन्दनः (kurunandanaḥ) - a Kuru prince, Pāṇḍu (delight of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdener
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)