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वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-54, verse-15

अलक्तरसरक्ताभावलक्तरसवर्जितौ ।
अद्यापि चरणौ तस्याः पद्मकोशसमप्रभौ ॥१५॥
15. alaktarasaraktābhāvalaktarasavarjitau ,
adyāpi caraṇau tasyāḥ padmakośasamaprabhau.
15. alaktarasaraktābhāvalaktarasavarjitau adya
api caraṇau tasyāḥ padmakośasamaprabhau
15. adya api tasyāḥ alaktarasaraktābhāvalaktarasavarjitau
padmakośasamaprabhau caraṇau
15. Even today, her two feet, lacking the redness of lac-dye and devoid of lac-dye, (yet) shine with the splendor of lotus buds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अलक्तरसरक्ताभावलक्तरसवर्जितौ (alaktarasaraktābhāvalaktarasavarjitau) - lacking the redness of lac-dye and devoid of lac-dye (i.e., naturally unadorned)
  • अद्य (adya) - today, now
  • अपि (api) - even, also, still
  • चरणौ (caraṇau) - the two feet
  • तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her
  • पद्मकोशसमप्रभौ (padmakośasamaprabhau) - shining like lotus buds, radiant like lotus buds

Words meanings and morphology

अलक्तरसरक्ताभावलक्तरसवर्जितौ (alaktarasaraktābhāvalaktarasavarjitau) - lacking the redness of lac-dye and devoid of lac-dye (i.e., naturally unadorned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of alaktarasaraktābhāvalaktarasavarjita
alaktarasaraktābhāvalaktarasavarjita - characterized by the absence of lac-dye redness and by being devoid of lac-dye
Compound type : dvandva (alakta-rasa-rakta-abhāva+alakta-rasa-varjita)
  • alakta-rasa-rakta-abhāva – absence of redness from lac-dye
    adjective (masculine)
  • alakta-rasa-varjita – devoid of lac-dye
    adjective (masculine)
Note: This is a Dvandva compound of two adjectival phrases describing the feet. The sandhi `abhāva + alakta` becomes `abhāvalakta`.
अद्य (adya) - today, now
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, still
(indeclinable)
चरणौ (caraṇau) - the two feet
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of caraṇa
caraṇa - foot, leg, act of going
तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, her
पद्मकोशसमप्रभौ (padmakośasamaprabhau) - shining like lotus buds, radiant like lotus buds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of padmakośasamaprabha
padmakośasamaprabha - having splendor equal to a lotus bud
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+kośa+sama+prabhā)
  • padma – lotus
    noun (neuter)
  • kośa – bud, sheath, treasury
    noun (masculine)
  • sama – equal, similar, like
    adjective (masculine)
  • prabhā – radiance, splendor, light
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: bhā (class 2)