महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-278, verse-14

राजोवाच ।
अपीदानीं स तेजस्वी बुद्धिमान्वा नृपात्मजः ।
क्षमावानपि वा शूरः सत्यवान्पितृनन्दनः ॥१४॥

14. rājovāca ,
apīdānīṁ sa tejasvī buddhimānvā nṛpātmajaḥ ,
kṣamāvānapi vā śūraḥ satyavānpitṛnandanaḥ.

14. rājaḥ uvāca | api idānīm saḥ tejasvī buddhimān vā
nṛpa-ātmajaḥ | kṣamāvān api vā śūraḥ satyavān pitṛ-nandanaḥ

14. The King said, "Is that son of the king now glorious (tejasvin), intelligent, forbearing, brave, and truthful, the delight of his father?"

Words meanings summery:

• राजः (rājaḥ) - The King (Aśvapati) (king, ruler)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अपि (api) - interrogative particle 'is (he)...?' (also, even, indeed, (interrogative particle))

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the son of the king) (he, that)

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - glorious (tejasvin) (glorious, radiant, energetic, powerful)

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent (intelligent, wise)

• वा (vā) - and (connecting a series of qualities) (or, and)

• नृप-आत्मजः (nṛpa-ātmajaḥ) - son of the king (son of a king)

• क्षमावान् (kṣamāvān) - forbearing (forbearing, patient, endowed with forgiveness)

• अपि (api) - also (connecting attributes in a series) (also, even, indeed, (interrogative particle))

• वा (vā) - and (connecting a series of qualities) (or, and)

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave (brave, heroic, powerful)

• सत्यवान् (satyavān) - truthful (truthful, righteous, endowed with truth)

• पितृ-नन्दनः (pitṛ-nandanaḥ) - the delight of his father (delighter of father, beloved of father)

Words meanings and morphology

राजः (rājaḥ) - The King (Aśvapati) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Visarga sometimes dropped in sandhi.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

अपि (api) - interrogative particle 'is (he)...?' (also, even, indeed, (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (the son of the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular of tad.

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - glorious (tejasvin) (glorious, radiant, energetic, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - brilliant, radiant, energetic, glorious, powerful

Possessive adjective from tejas.

Note: Derived from tejas (radiance, energy).

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent (intelligent, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, discerning

Possessive adjective from buddhi.

Note: Derived from buddhi (intellect).

वा (vā) - and (connecting a series of qualities) (or, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used in a series to mean 'and' when listing attributes.

नृप-आत्मजः (nṛpa-ātmajaḥ) - son of the king (son of a king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa-ātmaja

nṛpa-ātmaja - son of a king, prince

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmaja)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born from oneself
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

क्षमावान् (kṣamāvān) - forbearing (forbearing, patient, endowed with forgiveness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣamāvat

kṣamāvat - forbearing, patient, endowed with forgiveness

Possessive adjective from kṣamā.

Note: Derived from kṣamā (forbearance, patience).

अपि (api) - also (connecting attributes in a series) (also, even, indeed, (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - and (connecting a series of qualities) (or, and)

(indeclinable)

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave (brave, heroic, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, valiant, warrior

सत्यवान् (satyavān) - truthful (truthful, righteous, endowed with truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavat

satyavat - truthful, righteous, faithful

Possessive adjective from satya.

Note: Derived from satya (truth).

पितृ-नन्दनः (pitṛ-nandanaḥ) - the delight of his father (delighter of father, beloved of father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ-nandana

pitṛ-nandana - delighter of father, son who pleases father

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+nandana)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening; son
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)