महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-278, verse-16

अश्वपतिरुवाच ।
अपि राजात्मजो दाता ब्रह्मण्यो वापि सत्यवान् ।
रूपवानप्युदारो वाप्यथ वा प्रियदर्शनः ॥१६॥

16. aśvapatiruvāca ,
api rājātmajo dātā brahmaṇyo vāpi satyavān ,
rūpavānapyudāro vāpyatha vā priyadarśanaḥ.

16. aśvapatiḥ uvāca | api rāja-ātmajaḥ dātā brāhmaṇyaḥ vā api
satyavān | rūpavat api udāraḥ vā api atha vā priya-darśanaḥ

16. King Aśvapati said, "Is that prince (rājātmaja) generous, respectful of Brahmins, truthful, handsome, noble, or pleasant to behold?"

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वपतिः (aśvapatiḥ) - King Aśvapati (Aśvapati (name of a king, lord of horses))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

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

• राज-आत्मजः (rāja-ātmajaḥ) - prince (son of the king) (son of a king, prince)

• दाता (dātā) - generous (generous, giver, donor)

• ब्राह्मण्यः (brāhmaṇyaḥ) - respectful of Brahmins (benevolent to Brahmins, devoted to Brahmins, pious)

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

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

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

• रूपवत् (rūpavat) - handsome (handsome, beautiful, having a form)

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

• उदारः (udāraḥ) - noble (noble, generous, exalted, liberal)

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

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

• अथ (atha) - then (used with vā for emphasis, 'or indeed') (then, thus, moreover, now)

• वा (vā) - or (or, and)

• प्रिय-दर्शनः (priya-darśanaḥ) - pleasant to behold (pleasant to behold, handsome)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वपतिः (aśvapatiḥ) - King Aśvapati (Aśvapati (name of a king, lord of horses))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvapati

aśvapati - lord of horses, a king (proper name)

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+pati)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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)

राज-आत्मजः (rāja-ātmajaḥ) - prince (son of the king) (son of a king, prince)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāja-ātmaja

rāja-ātmaja - son of a king, prince

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ātmaja)

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

दाता (dātā) - generous (generous, giver, donor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, generous

Agent noun.

Derived from root dā (to give) with tṛ suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

ब्राह्मण्यः (brāhmaṇyaḥ) - respectful of Brahmins (benevolent to Brahmins, devoted to Brahmins, pious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - benevolent to Brahmins, devoted to Brahmins, pious

Derived from brāhmaṇa (Brahmin).

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

(indeclinable)

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

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

(indeclinable)

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).

रूपवत् (rūpavat) - handsome (handsome, beautiful, having a form)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpavat

rūpavat - handsome, beautiful, having a form, shapely

Possessive adjective from rūpa.

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

(indeclinable)

उदारः (udāraḥ) - noble (noble, generous, exalted, liberal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāra

udāra - noble, generous, exalted, liberal, high-minded

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

(indeclinable)

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

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

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then (used with vā for emphasis, 'or indeed') (then, thus, moreover, now)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

प्रिय-दर्शनः (priya-darśanaḥ) - pleasant to behold (pleasant to behold, handsome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya-darśana

priya-darśana - pleasant to behold, handsome, lovely

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)