महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-86, verse-17

बलात्कृतानां बलिभिः कृपणं बहु जल्पताम् ।
नाथो वै भूमिपो नित्यमनाथानां नृणां भवेत् ॥१७॥

17. balātkṛtānāṁ balibhiḥ kṛpaṇaṁ bahu jalpatām ,
nātho vai bhūmipo nityamanāthānāṁ nṛṇāṁ bhavet.

17. balātkṛtānām balibhiḥ kṛpaṇam bahu jalpatām
nāthaḥ vai bhūmipaḥ nityam anāthānām nṛṇām bhavet

17. nāthaḥ vai bhūmipaḥ nityam balibhiḥ balātkṛtānām
kṛpaṇam bahu jalpatām anāthānām nṛṇām bhavet

17. The king (bhūmipa) should indeed always be the protector of helpless people who are oppressed by the powerful and lament greatly and pitifully.

Words meanings summery:

• बलात्कृतानाम् (balātkṛtānām) - of those oppressed by force (of those oppressed by force, of those violated by strength)

• बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by the powerful (by the powerful, by the strong)

• कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - pitifully (miserably, pitifully, poorly)

• बहु (bahu) - greatly (much, many, greatly)

• जल्पताम् (jalpatām) - of those lamenting (of those speaking, chattering, lamenting)

• नाथः (nāthaḥ) - protector (protector, lord, master)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

• भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - king (king, lord of the earth)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• अनाथानाम् (anāthānām) - of the helpless (of the helpless, of those without a protector)

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of people (of men, of people)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

बलात्कृतानाम् (balātkṛtānām) - of those oppressed by force (of those oppressed by force, of those violated by strength)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balātkṛta

balātkṛta - done by force, oppressed, violated, forced

Past Passive Participle

Compound from balāt (by force) + kṛta (done, made).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (balāt+kṛta)

• balāt – by force, forcibly
  indeclinable
  From bala (strength) + -tas suffix.
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'nṛṇām'.

बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by the powerful (by the powerful, by the strong)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty; a powerful person

From bala (strength) + -in suffix.

Note: Agent of 'balātkṛtānām'.

कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - pitifully (miserably, pitifully, poorly)

(indeclinable)

From √kḷp (to be helpless, wretched).

Root: √kḷp (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'jalpatām'.

बहु (bahu) - greatly (much, many, greatly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'jalpatām'.

जल्पताम् (jalpatām) - of those lamenting (of those speaking, chattering, lamenting)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jalpat

jalpat - speaking, chattering, murmuring, lamenting (present participle)

Present Active Participle

From √jalp (to speak, lament).

Root: √jalp (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nṛṇām'.

नाथः (nāthaḥ) - protector (protector, lord, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - protector, lord, master, refuge, help

From √nāth (to seek aid, protect).

Root: √nāth (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - king (king, lord of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, ruler, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From √pā 'to protect, rule'.
  Root: √pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'bhavet'.

अनाथानाम् (anāthānām) - of the helpless (of the helpless, of those without a protector)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anātha

anātha - helpless, unprotected, lordless, without a master

Compound with negative 'a-' + nātha (protector).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+nātha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nātha – protector, lord, master, refuge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √nāth (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nṛṇām'.

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of people (of men, of people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, human being

Root noun.

Note: Object of protection by the king.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, may be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of √bhū

Optative mood

Class 1 verb, Parasmaipada, optative 3rd singular.

Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.