महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-261, verse-3

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
जातपुत्रो दशरथः प्रीतिमानभवन्नृपः ।
क्रियारतिर्धर्मपरः सततं वृद्धसेविता ॥३॥

3. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
jātaputro daśarathaḥ prītimānabhavannṛpaḥ ,
kriyāratirdharmaparaḥ satataṁ vṛddhasevitā.

3. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca jātputraḥ daśarathaḥ prītimān abhavat
nṛpaḥ kriyāratiḥ dharmaparaḥ satatam vṛddhasevitā

3. Markandeya said: "After sons were born to him, King Dasharatha became filled with joy. He was devoted to ritual acts (kriyā), focused on his natural law (dharma), and constantly attended by elders."

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जात्पुत्रः (jātputraḥ) - one to whom sons are born, having sons

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha

• प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - joyful, full of joy, delighted

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• क्रियारतिः (kriyāratiḥ) - delighting in actions/rites, devoted to rituals

• धर्मपरः (dharmaparaḥ) - devoted to righteousness, intent on one's natural law (dharma)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• वृद्धसेविता (vṛddhasevitā) - attended to by elders (describing King Dasharatha) (served by elders, attended by elders)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Markandeya (a proper name, a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

जात्पुत्रः (jātputraḥ) - one to whom sons are born, having sons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātputra

jātputra - one to whom a son is born, having sons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jāta+putra)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (a proper name, king of Ayodhya, father of Rama)

प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - joyful, full of joy, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītimat

prītimat - possessing joy, joyful, delighted

Suffix -mat denoting possession

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

क्रियारतिः (kriyāratiḥ) - delighting in actions/rites, devoted to rituals

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kriyārati

kriyārati - delighting in actions/rites, devoted to rituals

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+rati)

• kriyā – action, ritual, performance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• rati – delight, enjoyment, attachment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

धर्मपरः (dharmaparaḥ) - devoted to righteousness, intent on one's natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmapara

dharmapara - devoted to righteousness, intent on natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+para)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, chief
  adjective (masculine)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

वृद्धसेविता (vṛddhasevitā) - attended to by elders (describing King Dasharatha) (served by elders, attended by elders)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddhasevita

vṛddhasevita - served by elders, attended by elders

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛddha+sevita)

• vṛddha – old, aged, elder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'vṛdh' (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• sevita – served, attended, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'sev' (to serve)
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Although the word form is grammatically feminine, it functions here as an adjective describing the masculine subject, King Daśaratha, implying his respect from or service by elders. This might be a poetic license or a traditional usage in epic literature.