महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-119

तस्य ताम्रतलौ तात चरणौ सुप्रतिष्ठितौ ।
सुजातौ मृदुरक्ताभिरङ्गुलीभिरलंकृतौ ॥११९॥

119. tasya tāmratalau tāta caraṇau supratiṣṭhitau ,
sujātau mṛduraktābhiraṅgulībhiralaṁkṛtau.

119. tasya tāmratalau tāta caraṇau supratiṣṭhitau
sujātau mṛduraktābhiḥ aṅgulībhiḥ alaṅkṛtau

119. O dear one, his two feet were firmly set, with soles reddish like copper, beautifully formed, and adorned with soft, reddish toes.

119. רגליו, הו ילדי היקר, בעלות כפות אדמדמות כנחושת, יציבות ויפות, היו מעוטרות באצבעות רכות ואדומות.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

• ताम्रतलौ (tāmratalau) - having copper-red soles (dual)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O child, O father (term of endearment)

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

• सुप्रतिष्ठितौ (supratiṣṭhitau) - well-established, firmly placed (dual)

• सुजातौ (sujātau) - well-formed, well-born, beautiful (dual)

• मृदुरक्ताभिः (mṛduraktābhiḥ) - with soft and reddish (feminine plural)

• अङ्गुलीभिः (aṅgulībhiḥ) - with toes, with fingers

• अलङ्कृतौ (alaṅkṛtau) - adorned, decorated (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the divine being mentioned earlier.

ताम्रतलौ (tāmratalau) - having copper-red soles (dual)

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmra+tala)

• tāmra – copper, copper-colored, red
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, sole (of foot), palm (of hand), bottom
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying `caraṇau`.

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O child, O father (term of endearment)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment for addressing elders or younger ones)

चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, movement

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'were'.

सुप्रतिष्ठितौ (supratiṣṭhitau) - well-established, firmly placed (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of supratiṣṭhita

supratiṣṭhita - firmly established, well-founded, well-placed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su' (well) and 'pratiṣṭhita' (established, from prati + sthā + kta)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+pratiṣṭhita)

• su – well, good, very
  indeclinable
• pratiṣṭhita – established, founded, placed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'prati' (upasarga) + root 'sthā' (to stand) + kta suffix
  Prefix: prati
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `caraṇau`.

सुजातौ (sujātau) - well-formed, well-born, beautiful (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sujāta

sujāta - well-born, of good origin, handsome, well-formed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su' (well) and 'jāta' (born, produced, from jan + kta)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+jāta)

• su – well, good, very
  indeclinable
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born) + kta suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `caraṇau`.

मृदुरक्ताभिः (mṛduraktābhiḥ) - with soft and reddish (feminine plural)

(compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛdu+rakta)

• mṛdu – soft, tender, gentle
  adjective
• rakta – red, dyed, colored
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rañj' (to dye) + kta suffix
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `aṅgulībhiḥ`.

अङ्गुलीभिः (aṅgulībhiḥ) - with toes, with fingers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of aṅgulī

aṅgulī - finger, toe

Note: Instrument of adornment.

अलङ्कृतौ (alaṅkṛtau) - adorned, decorated (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of alaṅkṛta

alaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented

Past Passive Participle

From 'alam' (enough, fit) + root 'kṛ' (to do) + kta suffix; often considered an upasarga-noun/adjective compound

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `caraṇau`.

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