महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-7

पितेव पुत्रेषु स तेषु भावं चक्रे कुरूणामृषभो महात्मा ।
ते चापि तस्मिन्भरतप्रबर्हे तदा बभूवुः पितरीव पुत्राः ॥७॥

7. piteva putreṣu sa teṣu bhāvaṁ; cakre kurūṇāmṛṣabho mahātmā ,
te cāpi tasminbharataprabarhe; tadā babhūvuḥ pitarīva putrāḥ.

7. pitā iva putreṣu saḥ teṣu bhāvam
cakre kurūṇām ṛṣabhaḥ mahātmā
te ca api tasmin bharataprabarhe
tadā babhūvuḥ pitari iva putrāḥ

7. That great-souled best of the Kurus (ṛṣabha) showed an attitude (bhāva) towards them like a father towards his sons. And they, in turn, became like sons to that best of Bharatas (bharataprabarha), like sons to a father.

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - a father (father)

• इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as, as if)

• पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - towards his sons (among sons, in sons, towards sons)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the great-souled Kuru) (he, that)

• तेषु (teṣu) - towards them (the citizens) (among them, in them, towards them (masculine/neuter))

• भावम् (bhāvam) - an attitude (bhāva) (state, condition, feeling, attitude)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he showed, he made (he made, he did, he performed)

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the best (ṛṣabha) (bull, chief, best)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled (great-souled, magnanimous)

• ते (te) - they (the citizens) (they, those (masculine))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - to that (Bharata) (in him, in that (masculine/neuter))

• भरतप्रबर्हे (bharataprabarhe) - to that best of Bharatas (bharataprabarha) (in the best of the Bharatas)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became (they became, they were)

• पितरि (pitari) - to a father (in a father, towards a father)

• इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as, as if)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - a father (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - towards his sons (among sons, in sons, towards sons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

सः (saḥ) - he (the great-souled Kuru) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेषु (teṣu) - towards them (the citizens) (among them, in them, towards them (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भावम् (bhāvam) - an attitude (bhāva) (state, condition, feeling, attitude)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, state, condition, feeling, emotion, disposition, attitude

From root bhū- (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

चक्रे (cakre) - he showed, he made (he made, he did, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Middle

Derived from root kṛ- (to do/make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king or his descendants/country)

ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the best (ṛṣabha) (bull, chief, best)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - bull, chief, best, leader

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled (great-souled, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāātman

mahāātman - great-souled, magnanimous, a great personality

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - they (the citizens) (they, those (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - to that (Bharata) (in him, in that (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भरतप्रबर्हे (bharataprabarhe) - to that best of Bharatas (bharataprabarha) (in the best of the Bharatas)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bharataprabarha

bharataprabarha - best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+prabarha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of an ancient king or his descendants/country)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prabarha – chief, foremost, best
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became (they became, they were)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

Derived from root bhū- (to be/become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

पितरि (pitari) - to a father (in a father, towards a father)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child