महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-71

मेढीभूतः कौरवाणां त्वमद्य त्वय्याधीनं कुरुकुलमाजमीढ ।
पार्थान्बालान्वनवासप्रतप्तान्गोपायस्व स्वं यशस्तात रक्षन् ॥७१॥

71. meḍhībhūtaḥ kauravāṇāṁ tvamadya; tvayyādhīnaṁ kurukulamājamīḍha ,
pārthānbālānvanavāsaprataptā;ngopāyasva svaṁ yaśastāta rakṣan.

71. meḍhībhūtaḥ kauravāṇām tvam adya
tvayi ādhīnam kurukulam ājamīḍha
pārthān bālān vanavāsaprataptān
gopāyasva svam yaśaḥ tāta rakṣan

71. O Ājamīḍha (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), today you have become the pillar of the Kurus; the entire Kuru lineage is dependent on you. Protect the Pārthas, who are still children and tormented by their forest exile, thus preserving your own honor, dear one.

Words meanings summery:

• मेढीभूतः (meḍhībhūtaḥ) - having become a pillar, having become a support

• कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kurus

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you, upon you

• आधीनम् (ādhīnam) - dependent, subject to

• कुरुकुलम् (kurukulam) - the Kuru lineage, Kuru family

• आजमीढ (ājamīḍha) - O descendant of Ajamiḍha (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• पार्थान् (pārthān) - the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

• बालान् (bālān) - children, young ones

• वनवासप्रतप्तान् (vanavāsaprataptān) - tormented by forest exile

• गोपायस्व (gopāyasva) - protect! (middle voice imperative)

• स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, honor

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father (term of endearment/respect)

• रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting (while protecting, by protecting)

Words meanings and morphology

मेढीभूतः (meḍhībhūtaḥ) - having become a pillar, having become a support

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meḍhībhūta

meḍhībhūta - become a pillar, serving as a support

Compound of noun and PPP

meḍhī (pillar) + bhūta (become)

Compound type : tatpurusha (meḍhī+bhūta)

• meḍhī – pillar, post, central peg
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'

कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - a descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru dynasty

Derived from Kuru

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you, upon you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

आधीनम् (ādhīnam) - dependent, subject to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādhīna

ādhīna - dependent, subject to, resting on

From ā-dhī

Prefix: ā

Root: dhī

Note: Agrees with 'kurukulam'

कुरुकुलम् (kurukulam) - the Kuru lineage, Kuru family

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kurukula

kurukula - the Kuru family, the lineage of Kuru

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+kula)

• kuru – Kuru (dynasty/person)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)

आजमीढ (ājamīḍha) - O descendant of Ajamiḍha (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ājamīḍha

ājamīḍha - descendant of Ajamiḍha (an ancient king in the Kuru lineage)

Patronymic from Ajamiḍha

पार्थान् (pārthān) - the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a Pāṇḍava

Patronymic from Pṛthā

बालान् (bālān) - children, young ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, inexperienced

Note: Agrees with 'pārthān'

वनवासप्रतप्तान् (vanavāsaprataptān) - tormented by forest exile

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vanavāsapratapta

vanavāsapratapta - tormented by dwelling in the forest, distressed by forest exile

Compound type : tatpurusha (vanavāsa+pratapta)

• vanavāsa – forest dwelling, exile in the forest
  noun (masculine)
• pratapta – tormented, afflicted, heated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-tap
  Prefix: pra
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pārthān'

गोपायस्व (gopāyasva) - protect! (middle voice imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gopāy

Denominative from gopā (cowherd, protector)

Root: gup (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Agrees with 'yaśas'

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, honor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, honor, renown

तात (tāta) - dear one, father (term of endearment/respect)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son (term of endearment)

रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting (while protecting, by protecting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣ

rakṣ - to protect, to guard

Present Active Participle

From root rakṣ + -at

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam' (implied subject)