महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-201, verse-8

आत्ममांसानि जुह्वन्तौ पादाङ्गुष्ठाग्रधिष्ठितौ ।
ऊर्ध्वबाहू चानिमिषौ दीर्घकालं धृतव्रतौ ॥८॥

8. ātmamāṁsāni juhvantau pādāṅguṣṭhāgradhiṣṭhitau ,
ūrdhvabāhū cānimiṣau dīrghakālaṁ dhṛtavratau.

8. ātma māṃsāni juhvantau pādāṅguṣṭhāgrādhiṣṭhitau
ūrdhvabāhū ca animiṣau dīrghakālam dhṛtavratAu

8. They sacrificed their own flesh, stood on the tips of their big toes with their arms raised upwards, and remained unblinking, having maintained their vows (vrata) for a long time.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्म (ātma) - self, own

• मांसानि (māṁsāni) - flesh, meat

• जुह्वन्तौ (juhvantau) - sacrificing, offering

• पादाङ्गुष्ठाग्राधिष्ठितौ (pādāṅguṣṭhāgrādhiṣṭhitau) - standing/stationed on the tips of their big toes

• ऊर्ध्वबाहू (ūrdhvabāhū) - with arms raised upwards

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनिमिषौ (animiṣau) - unblinking, steadfast

• दीर्घकालम् (dīrghakālam) - for a long time

• धृतव्रतौ (dhṛtavratau) - having maintained their vows

Words meanings and morphology

आत्म (ātma) - self, own

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Used here adjectivally to mean 'one's own'.

मांसानि (māṁsāni) - flesh, meat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

जुह्वन्तौ (juhvantau) - sacrificing, offering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of juhvat

juhvat - sacrificing, offering, one who offers

Present Active Participle

Derived from the reduplicated present stem of root hu-.

Root: hu (class 3)

पादाङ्गुष्ठाग्राधिष्ठितौ (pādāṅguṣṭhāgrādhiṣṭhitau) - standing/stationed on the tips of their big toes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pādāṅguṣṭhāgrādhiṣṭhita

pādāṅguṣṭhāgrādhiṣṭhita - standing on the tips of the big toes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+aṅguṣṭha+agra+adhiṣṭhita)

• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)
• aṅguṣṭha – thumb, big toe
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, front part
  noun (neuter)
• adhiṣṭhita – stationed, placed, standing upon, presided over
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: sthā (class 1)

ऊर्ध्वबाहू (ūrdhvabāhū) - with arms raised upwards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ūrdhvabāhu

ūrdhvabāhu - having arms raised upwards

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+bāhu)

• ūrdhva – upward, elevated, high
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनिमिषौ (animiṣau) - unblinking, steadfast

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of animiṣa

animiṣa - unblinking, steadfast, immortal

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nimiṣa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• nimiṣa – winking, blinking, closing the eyes
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 4)

दीर्घकालम् (dīrghakālam) - for a long time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrghakāla

dīrghakāla - long time, long period

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+kāla)

• dīrgha – long, extended
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

धृतव्रतौ (dhṛtavratau) - having maintained their vows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dhṛtavrata

dhṛtavrata - one who has kept a vow, who has observed a religious rite

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+vrata)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained, kept
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vrata – vow, religious observance, ascetic practice
  noun (neuter)