महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-9

पुत्रानिव प्रियाञ्ज्ञातीन्भ्रातॄनिव सहोदरान् ।
पुपोष कौरवश्रेष्ठो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥९॥

9. putrāniva priyāñjñātīnbhrātṝniva sahodarān ,
pupoṣa kauravaśreṣṭho dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

9. putrān iva priyān jñātīn bhrātṝn iva sahodarān
pupoṣa kauravaśreṣṭhaḥ dharmarājaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

9. King Yudhishthira, the best of the Kurus and the king of justice (dharmarāja), maintained his dear relatives as if they were his own sons, and his uterine brothers as if they were his own siblings.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• प्रियान् (priyān) - dear (dear, beloved)

• ज्ञातीन् (jñātīn) - relatives (relatives, kinsmen)

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• सहोदरान् (sahodarān) - uterine brothers/siblings (uterine brothers/sisters, siblings from the same womb)

• पुपोष (pupoṣa) - he maintained and protected (he nourished, protected, maintained)

• कौरवश्रेष्ठः (kauravaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of the Kurus (referring to Yudhishthira) (best of the Kurus)

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - the king of justice (dharma); also a proper noun for Yudhishthira (king of righteousness, just king)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of pupoṣa (implied with iva)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparison particle

प्रियान् (priyān) - dear (dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, favorite, pleasing

Note: Adjective modifying jñātīn

ज्ञातीन् (jñātīn) - relatives (relatives, kinsmen)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - relative, kinsman

Note: Object of pupoṣa

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of pupoṣa (implied with iva)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparison particle

सहोदरान् (sahodarān) - uterine brothers/siblings (uterine brothers/sisters, siblings from the same womb)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sahodara

sahodara - uterine brother/sister, sibling from the same womb

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+udara)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• udara – womb, belly
  noun (neuter)

पुपोष (pupoṣa) - he maintained and protected (he nourished, protected, maintained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of puṣ

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: puṣ (class 4)

कौरवश्रेष्ठः (kauravaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of the Kurus (referring to Yudhishthira) (best of the Kurus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauravaśreṣṭha

kauravaśreṣṭha - best of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaurava+śreṣṭha)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus
  noun (masculine)
  Vrddhi derivative from Kuru
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of praśasya

Note: Epithet for Yudhishthira

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - the king of justice (dharma); also a proper noun for Yudhishthira (king of righteousness, just king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, just king; also an epithet of Yama and Yudhishthira

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, cosmic order, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another epithet for Yudhishthira

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava)

One who is firm in battle

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle (locative of yudh)
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of pupoṣa