महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-126, verse-17

पुत्राणामिव चैतेषां धर्ममाचरतां सदा ।
द्रुह्येत्को नु नरो लोके मदन्यो ब्राह्मणब्रुवः ॥१७॥

17. putrāṇāmiva caiteṣāṁ dharmamācaratāṁ sadā ,
druhyetko nu naro loke madanyo brāhmaṇabruvaḥ.

17. putrāṇām iva ca eteṣām dharmam ācaratām sadā
druhyet kaḥ nu naraḥ loke mat anyaḥ brāhmaṇabruvaḥ

17. loke mat anyaḥ brāhmaṇabruvaḥ iva ca kaḥ nu naraḥ
putrāṇām sadā dharmam ācaratām eteṣām druhyet

17. What man in this world, other than a mere Brahmin by name (brāhmaṇabruvaḥ) like me, would betray these (Pāṇḍavas) who always practice (dharma) intrinsic nature, just like sons?

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - like sons (genitive of comparison) (of sons, like sons)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• च (ca) - and (connects with previous sentence, implied 'even') (and, also, moreover)

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - to these (referring to Pāṇḍavas) (of these, to these)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma) intrinsic nature, righteousness (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

• आचरताम् (ācaratām) - who always practice (dharma) (practicing, observing, performing (gen. pl.))

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• द्रुह्येत् (druhyet) - would betray (would betray, would harm, would injure)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (man) (who, what)

• नु (nu) - (emphatic/interrogative particle, 'pray, then') (indeed, now, pray (interrogative particle))

• नरः (naraḥ) - man (man, person)

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world)

• मत् (mat) - than me (from me, than me)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (than me) (other, different)

• ब्राह्मणब्रुवः (brāhmaṇabruvaḥ) - a mere Brahmin by name (one who calls himself a Brahmin, a Brahmin in name only)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - like sons (genitive of comparison) (of sons, like sons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (connects with previous sentence, implied 'even') (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - to these (referring to Pāṇḍavas) (of these, to these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Genitive plural masculine form. In construction with 'druhye', it takes genitive/dative.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma) intrinsic nature, righteousness (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आचरताम् (ācaratām) - who always practice (dharma) (practicing, observing, performing (gen. pl.))

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ācarat

ācarat - practicing, observing, performing

present active participle

formed from preverb 'ā' + root 'car' with suffix 'śatṛ'

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'eteṣām' in case and number.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

द्रुह्येत् (druhyet) - would betray (would betray, would harm, would injure)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of druh

optative 3rd singular

Root: druh (class 4)

कः (kaḥ) - what (man) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - (emphatic/interrogative particle, 'pray, then') (indeed, now, pray (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - man (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, hero

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, people

मत् (mat) - than me (from me, than me)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (than me) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Agrees with 'naraḥ'.

ब्राह्मणब्रुवः (brāhmaṇabruvaḥ) - a mere Brahmin by name (one who calls himself a Brahmin, a Brahmin in name only)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇabruva

brāhmaṇabruva - one who calls himself a Brahmin, a nominal Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+bruva)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
• bruva – speaking, proclaiming, calling oneself
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/derivative
  From root 'brū' (to speak), often implies 'merely calling oneself'
  Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'naraḥ'.