महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-37, verse-25

परिक्षित्तु विशेषेण यथास्य प्रपितामहः ।
रक्षत्यस्मान्यथा राज्ञा रक्षितव्याः प्रजास्तथा ॥२५॥

25. parikṣittu viśeṣeṇa yathāsya prapitāmahaḥ ,
rakṣatyasmānyathā rājñā rakṣitavyāḥ prajāstathā.

25. parikṣit tu viśeṣeṇa yathā asya prapitāmahaḥ
rakṣati asmān yathā rājñā rakṣitavyāḥ prajāḥ tathā

25. But Parikshit, in particular, protects us just as his great-grandfather (protected). Indeed, he protects his subjects exactly as a king should.

Words meanings summery:

• परिक्षित् (parikṣit) - Parikshit (a name)

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

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - in particular, especially (especially, particularly, by distinction)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• अस्य (asya) - of his (referring to Parikshit) (of him, of this)

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by a king

• रक्षितव्याः (rakṣitavyāḥ) - should be protected, to be protected

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people (subjects, people, progeny)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus (so, thus, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

परिक्षित् (parikṣit) - Parikshit (a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikṣit

parikṣit - Parikshit (name of a king, son of Abhimanyu)

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

(indeclinable)

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - in particular, especially (especially, particularly, by distinction)

(indeclinable)

from root śiṣ with vi prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially from instrumental singular

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of his (referring to Parikshit) (of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather (father of a grandfather)

compound of pra + pitāmaha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – forth, forward, very, before
  prefix
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by a king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

रक्षितव्याः (rakṣitavyāḥ) - should be protected, to be protected

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rakṣitavya

rakṣitavya - to be protected, fit to be guarded

future passive participle

from root rakṣ with tavya suffix

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people (subjects, people, progeny)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

action noun

from root jan with pra prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)