महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-18

अर्जुनस्य सुतं त्वेष शिष्यत्वादभिरक्षति ।
पुत्राः शिष्याश्च दयितास्तदपत्यं च धर्मिणाम् ॥१८॥

18. arjunasya sutaṁ tveṣa śiṣyatvādabhirakṣati ,
putrāḥ śiṣyāśca dayitāstadapatyaṁ ca dharmiṇām.

18. arjunasya sutam tu eṣaḥ śiṣyatvāt abhirakṣati
putrāḥ śiṣyāḥ ca dayitāḥ tat apatyam ca dharmiṇām

18. tu eṣaḥ arjunasya sutam śiṣyatvāt abhirakṣati putrāḥ ca
śiṣyāḥ dayitāḥ ca dharmiṇām tat apatyam (dayitam asti)

18. But he (Droṇa) protects Arjuna's son because of his status as a disciple. Sons and disciples are cherished, and indeed, their descendants are also cherished by those who uphold (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• सुतम् (sutam) - referring to Abhimanyu, Arjuna's son (son)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to Droṇa (he, this one)

• शिष्यत्वात् (śiṣyatvāt) - due to being a disciple, because of discipleship

• अभिरक्षति (abhirakṣati) - protects, guards

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples

• च (ca) - and

• दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, cherished

• तत् (tat) - that, their (referring to sons and disciples)

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, descendant

• च (ca) - and, also

• धर्मिणाम् (dharmiṇām) - of righteous persons, of those who uphold dharma

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

सुतम् (sutam) - referring to Abhimanyu, Arjuna's son (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sū (to give birth)

Root: sū (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to Droṇa (he, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

शिष्यत्वात् (śiṣyatvāt) - due to being a disciple, because of discipleship

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śiṣyatva

śiṣyatva - state of being a pupil or disciple, discipleship

Abstract noun formed with suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (śiṣya+tva)

• śiṣya – disciple, pupil, student
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √śās (to teach, instruct)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• tva – suffix for forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)

अभिरक्षति (abhirakṣati) - protects, guards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of rakṣ

Present, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, pupil, student

Gerundive

Derived from root √śās (to teach, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, cherished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, cherished, desired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √day (to love, be compassionate)

Root: day (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, their (referring to sons and disciples)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, descendant

(noun)

neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, descendant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धर्मिणाम् (dharmiṇām) - of righteous persons, of those who uphold dharma

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmin

dharmin - righteous, virtuous, pious, one who follows (dharma)