महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-17

पितासि राजन्पुत्रास्ते वृद्धस्त्वं शिशवः परे ।
वर्तस्व पितृवत्तेषु वर्तन्ते ते हि पुत्रवत् ॥१७॥

17. pitāsi rājanputrāste vṛddhastvaṁ śiśavaḥ pare ,
vartasva pitṛvatteṣu vartante te hi putravat.

17. pitā asi rājan putrāḥ te vṛddhaḥ tvam śiśavaḥ pare
vartasva pitṛvat teṣu vartante te hi putravat

17. O King, you are their father; you are aged, and they are young. Therefore, behave towards them like a father, for they indeed conduct themselves like sons towards you.

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - father

• असि (asi) - you are

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, your sons (by right of being kinsmen and younger) (sons)

• ते (te) - your

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (you)

• शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas as young ones (children, young ones)

• परे (pare) - the other ones, i.e., the Pāṇḍavas (others)

• वर्तस्व (vartasva) - behave, conduct yourself

• पितृवत् (pitṛvat) - like a father, paternally

• तेषु (teṣu) - towards them (the Pāṇḍavas) (towards them, among them)

• वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they behave, they conduct themselves

• ते (te) - they (the Pāṇḍavas) (they)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like sons, filially

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √as

Present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, your sons (by right of being kinsmen and younger) (sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Used here in genitive sense 'your (sons)'.

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vṛdh 'to grow'.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (2nd person pronoun)

शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas as young ones (children, young ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young one

परे (pare) - the other ones, i.e., the Pāṇḍavas (others)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, different, distant, supreme

वर्तस्व (vartasva) - behave, conduct yourself

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √vṛt

Imperative middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पितृवत् (pitṛvat) - like a father, paternally

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat (like, similar to).

तेषु (teṣu) - towards them (the Pāṇḍavas) (towards them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Locative case used to indicate direction or relation 'towards'.

वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they behave, they conduct themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of √vṛt

Present middle indicative

Root: vṛt (class 1)

ते (te) - they (the Pāṇḍavas) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like sons, filially

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat (like, similar to).