महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-15, verse-16

पितृवद्भ्रातृवच्चैव भवन्तः पालयन्ति नः ।
न च दुर्योधनः किंचिदयुक्तं कृतवान्नृप ॥१६॥

16. pitṛvadbhrātṛvaccaiva bhavantaḥ pālayanti naḥ ,
na ca duryodhanaḥ kiṁcidayuktaṁ kṛtavānnṛpa.

16. pitṛvat bhrātṛvat ca eva bhavantaḥ pālayanti naḥ
na ca duryodhanaḥ kiṃcit ayuktam kṛtavān nṛpa

16. bhavantaḥ pitṛvat bhrātṛvat ca eva naḥ pālayanti
nṛpa duryodhanaḥ ca kiṃcit ayuktam na kṛtavān

16. You indeed protect us like fathers and brothers. And O king, Duryodhana has not done anything improper.

Words meanings summery:

• पितृवत् (pitṛvat) - like a father

• भ्रातृवत् (bhrātṛvat) - like a brother

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, respectful)

• पालयन्ति (pālayanti) - they protect, you protect (plural)

• नः (naḥ) - us

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (name of a Kuru prince)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

• अयुक्तम् (ayuktam) - improper, wrong, unsuitable

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, did

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king!

Words meanings and morphology

पितृवत् (pitṛvat) - like a father

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'pitṛ' (father) and 'vat' (like)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (pitṛ+vat)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adverbs of comparison

भ्रातृवत् (bhrātṛvat) - like a brother

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'bhrātṛ' (brother) and 'vat' (like)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (bhrātṛ+vat)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adverbs of comparison

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor (respectful term)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

पालयन्ति (pālayanti) - they protect, you protect (plural)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pāl

Causative of root pā (to protect)

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Used with 'bhavantaḥ' (you plural) which takes 3rd person verb form in Sanskrit.

नः (naḥ) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also can be genitive plural 'our'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (name of a Kuru prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (a name meaning 'hard to conquer')

Compound of 'dur' (difficult) and 'yodhana' (fighting)

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (dur+yodhana)

• dur – difficult, bad
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• yodhana – fighting, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yudh 'to fight'
  Root: yudh (class 4)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

(indeclinable)

Compound of interrogative pronoun 'kim' and indeclinable 'cit'

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cit – a particle implying indefiniteness, at all
  indeclinable

Note: Here used adverbially, meaning 'anything' (in conjunction with 'na')

अयुक्तम् (ayuktam) - improper, wrong, unsuitable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ayukta

ayukta - improper, wrong, unsuitable, unengaged

Past Passive Participle

Negative compound with 'a' and 'yukta' (from root yuj 'to join, to engage')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yukta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• yukta – joined, engaged, proper, suitable
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj 'to join, to engage'
  Root: yuj (class 7)

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, did

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - one who has done

Past Active Participle

Formed from root kṛ ('to do') with the suffix -tavat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions like a finite verb in a past tense sentence

नृप (nṛpa) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pa' (protector)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)