महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-119

जातमात्रं तु तद्रूपं दृष्ट्वा ताम्रनखाङ्गुलि ।
कौमाररूपमापन्नं रूपतो नोपलभ्यते ॥११९॥

119. jātamātraṁ tu tadrūpaṁ dṛṣṭvā tāmranakhāṅguli ,
kaumārarūpamāpannaṁ rūpato nopalabhyate.

119. jātamātram tu tat rūpam dṛṣṭvā tāmranakhāṅguli
kaumārarūpam āpannam rūpataḥ na upalabhyate

119. tu tat rūpam jātamātram tāmranakhāṅguli
kaumārarūpam āpannam dṛṣṭvā rūpataḥ na upalabhyate

119. However, that form, immediately upon birth and characterized by reddish nails and digits, having quickly attained the form of childhood, is no longer perceived as its original (newborn) form.

Words meanings summery:

• जातमात्रम् (jātamātram) - just born, immediately after birth, as soon as born

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• तत् (tat) - that

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• ताम्रनखाङ्गुलि (tāmranakhāṅguli) - with copper-colored nails and fingers/toes

• कौमाररूपम् (kaumārarūpam) - the form of childhood, child-like appearance

• आपन्नम् (āpannam) - attained, obtained, reached

• रूपतः (rūpataḥ) - by form, in appearance, from the form

• न (na) - not

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is apprehended, is obtained

Words meanings and morphology

जातमात्रम् (jātamātram) - just born, immediately after birth, as soon as born

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jātamātra

jātamātra - just born, newly born, immediately after birth

Compound formed with mātra (only, mere)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+mātra)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mātra – only, mere, just
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with rūpam.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with rūpam.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb, implying 'upon observation' or 'when seen'.

ताम्रनखाङ्गुलि (tāmranakhāṅguli) - with copper-colored nails and fingers/toes

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tāmranakhāṅguli

tāmranakhāṅguli - one whose nails and digits are copper-colored

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmra+nakha+aṅguli)

• tāmra – copper-colored, reddish
  adjective (neuter)
• nakha – nail, claw
  noun (masculine)
• aṅguli – finger, toe, digit
  noun (feminine)

कौमाररूपम् (kaumārarūpam) - the form of childhood, child-like appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaumārarūpa

kaumārarūpa - form of a child, childhood appearance

Compound of kaumāra (childish, relating to a child) and rūpa (form)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaumāra+rūpa)

• kaumāra – relating to a child, childish, youth, childhood
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from kumāra (boy, child)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of āpannam, describing the form attained.

आपन्नम् (āpannam) - attained, obtained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpanna

āpanna - attained, reached, obtained, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root ā-pad

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with rūpam.

रूपतः (rūpataḥ) - by form, in appearance, from the form

(indeclinable)

Derived with suffix -tas (ablative adverb)

Note: Ablative adverbial form, indicating the aspect by which something is not perceived.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is perceived, is apprehended, is obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upa-labh

Present Passive Indicative

From root labh (1st class) with prefix upa. Passive form.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: The subject is rūpam (the original form implied).