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.

17. דְהַרַה, דְהְרוּוַה, סוֹמַה, אַהַה, אַנִילַה ואַנַלַה, פְּרַטְיוּשַׁה ופְּרַבְּהָאסַה, אלה נזכרים כשמונת הוַסוּ.

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.

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