महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-53, verse-52

सुकुमारौ च तौ विद्वान्कराभ्यां मुनिसत्तमः ।
पस्पर्शामृतकल्पाभ्यां स्नेहाद्भरतसत्तम ॥५२॥

52. sukumārau ca tau vidvānkarābhyāṁ munisattamaḥ ,
pasparśāmṛtakalpābhyāṁ snehādbharatasattama.

52. sukumārau ca tau vidvān karābhyām munisattamaḥ
pasparśa amṛtakalpābhyām snehāt bharatasattama

52. bharatasattama ca vidvān munisattamaḥ snehāt
amṛtakalpābhyām karābhyām tau sukumārau pasparśa

52. And the wise one, the best of sages, out of affection, touched those two delicate ones with his two hands, which were like nectar, O best of (Bhāratas).

Words meanings summery:

• सुकुमारौ (sukumārau) - those two delicate ones (the couple) (the delicate two, very tender)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तौ (tau) - those two (the couple) (those two, them (dual))

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - the wise (sage) (the wise one, learned)

• कराभ्याम् (karābhyām) - with his two hands (with two hands)

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - the best of sages (Bhargava) (the best of sages, excellent sage)

• पस्पर्श (pasparśa) - touched

• अमृतकल्पाभ्याम् (amṛtakalpābhyām) - (hands) like nectar (like nectar, nectar-like)

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of (his) affection (from affection, out of love)

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of (descendants of Bharata) (addressing the listener) (O best of Bhāratas)

Words meanings and morphology

सुकुमारौ (sukumārau) - those two delicate ones (the couple) (the delicate two, very tender)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sukumāra

sukumāra - very tender, delicate, soft, youthful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kumāra)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• kumāra – tender, young, prince, boy
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two (the couple) (those two, them (dual))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'pasparśa'.

विद्वान् (vidvān) - the wise (sage) (the wise one, learned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvas

vidvas - learned, wise, knowing

Perfect active participle

From root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'munisattamaḥ'.

कराभ्याम् (karābhyām) - with his two hands (with two hands)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax

From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Means (instrument) of touching.

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - the best of sages (Bhargava) (the best of sages, excellent sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages, excellent ascetic

Superlative suffix 'tama' added to 'muni'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, saint
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• sattama – best, excellent, supreme among good ones
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat'.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'pasparśa'.

पस्पर्श (pasparśa) - touched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of spṛś

Perfect active

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Subject 'munisattamaḥ'.

अमृतकल्पाभ्याम् (amṛtakalpābhyām) - (hands) like nectar (like nectar, nectar-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of amṛtakalpa

amṛtakalpa - like nectar, nectar-like

From 'amṛta' (nectar) + 'kalpa' (like, resembling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+kalpa)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality, divine drink
  noun (neuter)
  From 'a' (not) + 'mṛta' (dead).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• kalpa – like, resembling, nearly, a kalpa (cosmic period)
  indeclinable
  Used as a suffix to mean 'like' or 'resembling'.
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'karābhyām'.

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of (his) affection (from affection, out of love)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness

From root 'snih' (to be affectionate, to be oily).

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Denotes cause.

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of (descendants of Bharata) (addressing the listener) (O best of Bhāratas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best of Bharatas, excellent descendant of Bharata

From 'Bharata' + 'sattama'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – Bharata (name of an ancient king), a descendant of Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• sattama – best, excellent, supreme among good ones
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat'.
  Root: as (class 2)