महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-176, verse-24

सा चाभिवाद्य चरणौ रामस्य शिरसा शुभा ।
स्पृष्ट्वा पद्मदलाभाभ्यां पाणिभ्यामग्रतः स्थिता ॥२४॥

24. sā cābhivādya caraṇau rāmasya śirasā śubhā ,
spṛṣṭvā padmadalābhābhyāṁ pāṇibhyāmagrataḥ sthitā.

24. sā ca abhivādya caraṇau rāmasya śirasā śubhā
spṛṣṭvā padmadalābhābhyām pāṇibhyām agrataḥ sthitā

24. ca sā śubhā,
rāmasya caraṇau śirasā abhivādya,
padmadalābhābhyām pāṇibhyām (tau caraṇau) spṛṣṭvā,
agrataḥ sthitā

24. And the auspicious one (śubhā), having bowed down to Rāma's feet (caraṇau) with her head (śirasā), and having touched them with her two hands (pāṇibhyām) that resembled lotus petals, stood in front (agrataḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed down, having saluted, having honored

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by means of the head

• शुभा (śubhā) - the auspicious one, the beautiful one, the pure one

• स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched

• पद्मदलाभाभ्याम् (padmadalābhābhyām) - with two hands resembling lotus petals

• पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām) - with two hands

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, ahead

• स्थिता (sthitā) - stood, situated, remained

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed down, having saluted, having honored

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (lyap)

Indeclinable participle formed from prefix 'abhi' + root 'vad' (to speak) + suffix -ya.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, limb, part; behavior

Root: car (class 1)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by means of the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

शुभा (śubhā) - the auspicious one, the beautiful one, the pure one

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubha - auspicious, propitious, beautiful, pure, bright

Note: Refers to the subject 'sā'.

स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (ktvā)

Indeclinable participle formed from root 'spṛś' (to touch) + suffix -ktvā.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

पद्मदलाभाभ्याम् (padmadalābhābhyām) - with two hands resembling lotus petals

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of padmadalābha

padmadalābha - having the appearance/splendor of lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrihi (padma+dala+ābhā)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• dala – petal, leaf
  noun (neuter)
• ābhā – splendor, light, appearance, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'pāṇibhyām'.

पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām) - with two hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, ahead

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb formed from 'agra' (front) with suffix -tas.

स्थिता (sthitā) - stood, situated, remained

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

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