महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-147, verse-17

देवापिस्तु महातेजास्त्वग्दोषी राजसत्तमः ।
धार्मिकः सत्यवादी च पितुः शुश्रूषणे रतः ॥१७॥

17. devāpistu mahātejāstvagdoṣī rājasattamaḥ ,
dhārmikaḥ satyavādī ca pituḥ śuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ.

17. devāpiḥ tu mahā-tejāḥ tvak-doṣī rāja-sattamaḥ
dhārmikaḥ satya-vādī ca pituḥ śuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ

17. devāpiḥ tu mahā-tejāḥ tvak-doṣī rāja-sattamaḥ,
dhārmikaḥ ca satya-vādī ca pituḥ śuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ

17. Devāpi, though afflicted with a skin disease, was greatly energetic and the best among kings. He was righteous (dhārmika), truthful, and devoted to serving his father.

17. דֵוָאפִּי היה בעל עוצמה רבה, מלך מעולה, אך סבל ממחלת עור. הוא היה ישר, דובר אמת ומסור לשירות אביו.

Words meanings summery:

• देवापिः (devāpiḥ) - Devāpi (proper name)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly energetic, very lustrous, having great splendor

• त्वक्-दोषी (tvak-doṣī) - afflicted with a skin disease/defect

• राज-सत्तमः (rāja-sattamaḥ) - best among kings

• धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - adhering to (dharma) (righteous, virtuous, just)

• सत्य-वादी (satya-vādī) - truthful, speaking truth

• च (ca) - and

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• शुश्रूषणे (śuśrūṣaṇe) - in serving, in attendance, in obeying

• रतः (rataḥ) - devoted, engaged in, delighting in

Words meanings and morphology

देवापिः (devāpiḥ) - Devāpi (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devāpi

devāpi - Devāpi (name of an ancient king, son of Pratīpa)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly energetic, very lustrous, having great splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great energy, highly spirited, very powerful, greatly splendid

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

त्वक्-दोषी (tvak-doṣī) - afflicted with a skin disease/defect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvagdoṣin

tvagdoṣin - having a skin disease, afflicted with a blemish of the skin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tvak+doṣa)

• tvak – skin, hide
  noun (feminine)
• doṣa – defect, fault, blemish, disease
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

राज-सत्तमः (rāja-sattamaḥ) - best among kings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, most excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - adhering to (dharma) (righteous, virtuous, just)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, observant of (dharma)

Derived from dharma with suffix -ika

सत्य-वादी (satya-vādī) - truthful, speaking truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - speaking truth, truthful

Compound of satya (truth) and vādin (speaker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, speaker, asserting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from √vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

शुश्रूषणे (śuśrūṣaṇe) - in serving, in attendance, in obeying

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śuśrūṣaṇa

śuśrūṣaṇa - desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance

Action noun from desiderative stem of √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

रतः (rataḥ) - devoted, engaged in, delighting in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - attached to, devoted to, engaged in, delighting in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ram (to delight, to be pleased)

Root: ram (class 1)

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