महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-153, verse-33

यथा पाण्डोः सुता राजंस्तथैव तव धर्मतः ।
तान्पालय स्थितो धर्मे गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतान् ॥३३॥

33. yathā pāṇḍoḥ sutā rājaṁstathaiva tava dharmataḥ ,
tānpālaya sthito dharme guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratān.

33. yathā pāṇḍoḥ sutā rājan tathā eva tava dharmataḥ
tān pālayā sthitaḥ dharme guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratān

33. rājan,
yathā pāṇḍoḥ sutā tava dharmataḥ (santi),
tathā eva (tvam) dharme sthitaḥ (san),
guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratān tān pālayā

33. O king, just as Pandu's sons are yours by natural law (dharma), so indeed you should protect them, for they are established in natural law (dharma) and devoted to serving their elders.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pandu

• सुता (sutā) - the sons (Pandavas) (sons)

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhritarashtra (O king)

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

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

• तव (tava) - your (referring to Dhritarashtra) (your)

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to your natural law (dharma) / duty (according to natural law, by reason of duty)

• तान् (tān) - them (Pandavas) (them)

• पालया (pālayā) - protect (them) (protect)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - you who are established (situated, established, abiding)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in duty)

• गुरुशुश्रूषणे (guruśuśrūṣaṇe) - in serving their elders (in the service of elders/gurus)

• रतान् (ratān) - devoted (to serving elders) (devoted, engaged, delighting)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pandu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandu (a king, father of the Pandavas)

सुता (sutā) - the sons (Pandavas) (sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past passive participle of root sū (to beget)

Root: sū (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhritarashtra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your (referring to Dhritarashtra) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to your natural law (dharma) / duty (according to natural law, by reason of duty)

(indeclinable)

formed from dharma + tas suffix

तान् (tān) - them (Pandavas) (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of the imperative verb 'pālayā'.

पालया (pālayā) - protect (them) (protect)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pāl

causative

The form 'pālayā' is 2nd person singular imperative from the root pāl (10th class or causative of pā).

Root: pāl / pā (class 10)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - you who are established (situated, established, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, established, firm

past passive participle

formed from root sthā + suffix ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गुरुशुश्रूषणे (guruśuśrūṣaṇe) - in serving their elders (in the service of elders/gurus)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of guruśuśrūṣaṇa

guruśuśrūṣaṇa - service to a guru/elder, obedience to a spiritual teacher

Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+śuśrūṣaṇa)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, elder, important
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṝ (class 6)
• śuśrūṣaṇa – service, obedience, desire to hear
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  derived from desiderative of śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

रतान् (ratān) - devoted (to serving elders) (devoted, engaged, delighting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rata

rata - delighting in, devoted to, engaged in, fond of

past passive participle

formed from root ram + suffix ta

Root: ram (class 1)