महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-60, verse-17

धरो ध्रुवश्च सोमश्च अहश्चैवानिलोऽनलः ।
प्रत्यूषश्च प्रभासश्च वसवोऽष्टाविति स्मृताः ॥१७॥

17. dharo dhruvaśca somaśca ahaścaivānilo'nalaḥ ,
pratyūṣaśca prabhāsaśca vasavo'ṣṭāviti smṛtāḥ.

17. dharaḥ dhruvaḥ ca somaḥ ca ahaḥ ca eva anilaḥ analaḥ
| pratyūṣaḥ ca prabhāsaḥ ca vasavaḥ aṣṭau iti smṛtāḥ

17. Dhara, Dhruva, Soma, Aha, Anila, Anala, Pratyuṣa, and Prabhāsa—these are thus remembered as the eight Vasus.

Words meanings summery:

• धरः (dharaḥ) - Dhara (name of a Vasu) (supporter, bearer; a name)

• ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - Dhruva (name of a Vasu) (fixed, constant, firm; a name)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (name of a Vasu) (Soma (the moon, the deity, a plant); a name)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अहः (ahaḥ) - Aha (name of a Vasu) (day, daylight; a name)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just so)

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - Anila (name of a Vasu) (wind, air; a name)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - Anala (name of a Vasu) (fire; a name)

• प्रत्यूषः (pratyūṣaḥ) - Pratyuṣa (name of a Vasu) (dawn, daybreak; a name)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रभासः (prabhāsaḥ) - Prabhāsa (name of a Vasu) (light, splendor, luster; a name)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus (Vasus (a class of deities))

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (in number) (eight)

• इति (iti) - thus (concludes the list) (thus, in this manner, so)

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are called, are remembered as (remembered, called, known as)

Words meanings and morphology

धरः (dharaḥ) - Dhara (name of a Vasu) (supporter, bearer; a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhara

dhara - bearing, supporting, holding, a mountain, a name of a Vasu

agent noun

from √dhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - Dhruva (name of a Vasu) (fixed, constant, firm; a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - fixed, firm, constant, permanent, the pole star, a name of a Vasu

from √dhru (to be firm)

Root: dhru (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (name of a Vasu) (Soma (the moon, the deity, a plant); a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (the plant, its juice, the moon, the moon god), a name of a Vasu

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अहः (ahaḥ) - Aha (name of a Vasu) (day, daylight; a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahas

ahas - day, daylight, an epithet of a Vasu

root √ah (to say) but here a noun meaning 'day'

Note: Here likely masculine as a name.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just so)

(indeclinable)

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - Anila (name of a Vasu) (wind, air; a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, the wind god, a name of a Vasu

from an (to breathe) + ila (moving)

Root: an (class 2)

अनलः (analaḥ) - Anala (name of a Vasu) (fire; a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, the fire god, a name of a Vasu

from na-ala (not enough, insatiable) or from an (breathe) + ala

प्रत्यूषः (pratyūṣaḥ) - Pratyuṣa (name of a Vasu) (dawn, daybreak; a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyūṣa

pratyūṣa - dawn, daybreak, early morning, a name of a Vasu

from prati-√uṣ (to burn, shine; to dawn)

Prefix: prati

Root: uṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

प्रभासः (prabhāsaḥ) - Prabhāsa (name of a Vasu) (light, splendor, luster; a name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhāsa

prabhāsa - light, splendor, luster, manifestation, a name of a Vasu

action noun

from pra-√bhās (to shine forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhās (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus (Vasus (a class of deities))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - excellent, good, wealthy, a god, a class of eight gods (Vasus)

from √vas (to dwell, shine)

Root: vas (class 1)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (in number) (eight)

(indeclinable)

numeral

Note: Although typically indeclinable, 'aṣṭau' is the nominative/accusative plural form.

इति (iti) - thus (concludes the list) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are called, are remembered as (remembered, called, known as)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, called, known, mentioned, traditional

past passive participle

from √smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Masculine plural nominative, agreeing with vasavaḥ.