महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-16, verse-17

अप्यमित्रे दयावांश्च शुचिश्च भरतर्षभ ।
ऋजु पश्यति मेधावी पुत्रवत्पाति नः सदा ॥१७॥

17. apyamitre dayāvāṁśca śuciśca bharatarṣabha ,
ṛju paśyati medhāvī putravatpāti naḥ sadā.

17. api amitre dayāvān ca śuciḥ ca bharatarṣabha
ṛju paśyati medhāvī putravat pāti naḥ sadā

17. bharatarṣabha medhāvī api amitre dayāvān ca
śuciḥ ca ṛju paśyati naḥ putravat sadā pāti

17. O best among the Bharatas, the discerning one is compassionate and pure even towards an enemy. He perceives things impartially and always protects us paternally.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• अमित्रे (amitre) - towards an enemy (towards an enemy, in an enemy)

• दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate (compassionate, merciful)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (in conduct) (pure, clean, righteous)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

• ऋजु (ṛju) - impartially (straight, honest, sincere, impartial)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, looks)

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - discerning one (wise, intelligent, discerning person)

• पुत्रवत् (putravat) - paternally, as if they were sons (like a son, paternally)

• पाति (pāti) - protects (protects, guards, rules)

• नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

अमित्रे (amitre) - towards an enemy (towards an enemy, in an enemy)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of amitra

amitra - enemy, foe

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+mitra)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• mitra – friend, companion, ally
  noun (masculine)

दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate (compassionate, merciful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayāvat

dayāvat - compassionate, merciful, kind

Possessive suffix -vat.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (in conduct) (pure, clean, righteous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, righteous

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas (a Bharata is a descendant of King Bharata)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)

ऋजु (ṛju) - impartially (straight, honest, sincere, impartial)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of the adjective.

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, looks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active

Root √dṛś (class 1, often takes 'paśya' stem in present)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Irregular present stem from √dṛś.

मेधावी (medhāvī) - discerning one (wise, intelligent, discerning person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, discerning, possessing intellect

Possessive suffix -vin.

Note: This is the agent of 'paśyati' and 'pāti'.

पुत्रवत् (putravat) - paternally, as if they were sons (like a son, paternally)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating 'like, resembling'.

Note: Adverbial use.

पाति (pāti) - protects (protects, guards, rules)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pā

Present Active

From root √pā (to protect).

Root: pā (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also can be dative/genitive plural. Context implies accusative object of 'pāti'.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)