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.

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)