महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-146, verse-2

प्रातीपः शंतनुस्तात कुलस्यार्थे यथोत्थितः ।
तथा देवव्रतो भीष्मः कुलस्यार्थे स्थितोऽभवत् ॥२॥

2. prātīpaḥ śaṁtanustāta kulasyārthe yathotthitaḥ ,
tathā devavrato bhīṣmaḥ kulasyārthe sthito'bhavat.

2. prātīpaḥ śantanuḥ tāta kulasya arthe yathā utthitaḥ |
tathā devavrataḥ bhīṣmaḥ kulasya arthe sthitaḥ abhavat

2. tāta,
yathā prātīpaḥ śantanuḥ kulasya arthe utthitaḥ tathā devavrataḥ bhīṣmaḥ kulasya arthe sthitaḥ abhavat

2. O dear one, just as Shantanu, son of Pratipa, stood up for the sake of the family, so too did Devavrata (Bhīṣma) stand firm for the sake of the family.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रातीपः (prātīpaḥ) - Pratipa (Shantanu's father) (Pratipa (name of a king, Shantanu's father))

• शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Shantanu (king, father of Bhishma) (Shantanu (name of a king, father of Bhishma))

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative, used affectionately, here by Droṇa addressing Duryodhana) (father, dear one, son)

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family (Kuru dynasty) (of the family, of the lineage)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - stood up, came forward (arisen, stood up, established)

• तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (Bhīṣma) (Devavrata (original name of Bhishma))

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family (Kuru dynasty) (of the family, of the lineage)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood firm, remained (steadfast) (stood, remained, established)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - remained, became (established) (became, was, happened)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रातीपः (prātīpaḥ) - Pratipa (Shantanu's father) (Pratipa (name of a king, Shantanu's father))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīpa

pratīpa - Pratipa (name of a king)

Note: Refers to King Pratipa, father of Shantanu.

शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Shantanu (king, father of Bhishma) (Shantanu (name of a king, father of Bhishma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śantanu

śantanu - Shantanu (name of a king in the Mahābhārata)

Note: Refers to King Shantanu, son of Pratipa and father of Bhishma.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative, used affectionately, here by Droṇa addressing Duryodhana) (father, dear one, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one

Note: Vocative addressing Duryodhana.

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family (Kuru dynasty) (of the family, of the lineage)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, race, clan, dynasty

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with genitive to mean 'for the sake of'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds with 'tathā'.

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - stood up, came forward (arisen, stood up, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, stood up, prepared, ready

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ut- (up, out) and past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies Shantanu.

तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds with 'yathā'.

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (Bhīṣma) (Devavrata (original name of Bhishma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata (name of Bhishma), vow to the gods

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Original name of Bhishma.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)

Note: Refers to Bhishma, the commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army.

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family (Kuru dynasty) (of the family, of the lineage)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, race, clan, dynasty

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with genitive to mean 'for the sake of'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood firm, remained (steadfast) (stood, remained, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, remained, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies Bhishma.

अभवत् (abhavat) - remained, became (established) (became, was, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. 'a-' is the augment for past tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)