महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-70, verse-8

ददौ स दश धर्माय कश्यपाय त्रयोदश ।
कालस्य नयने युक्ताः सप्तविंशतिमिन्दवे ॥८॥

8. dadau sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa ,
kālasya nayane yuktāḥ saptaviṁśatimindave.

8. dadau sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa
kālasya nayane yuktāḥ saptaviṃśatim indave

8. He (Daksha) gave ten (daughters) to Dharma, thirteen to Kashyapa, and twenty-seven (daughters), who are associated with the governing of time, to Indu (the Moon).

Words meanings summery:

• ददौ (dadau) - he gave

• स (sa) - he (Daksha) (he, that)

• दश (daśa) - ten daughters (ten)

• धर्माय (dharmāya) - to the deity Dharma (to Dharma)

• कश्यपाय (kaśyapāya) - to Kashyapa

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen daughters (thirteen)

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

• नयने (nayane) - in the guiding of time (i.e., timekeeping) (in the leading, in the governing)

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - associated with the governing of time (joined, associated, connected)

• सप्तविंशतिम् (saptaviṁśatim) - twenty-seven daughters (the Nakshatras) (twenty-seven)

• इन्दवे (indave) - to Indu (the Moon)

Words meanings and morphology

ददौ (dadau) - he gave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of dā

Perfect Active

Root: dā (class 3)

स (sa) - he (Daksha) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दश (daśa) - ten daughters (ten)

(indeclinable)

धर्माय (dharmāya) - to the deity Dharma (to Dharma)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteous conduct, duty, law, virtue, religion; a deity

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कश्यपाय (kaśyapāya) - to Kashyapa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Name of a great sage, one of the Prajapatis

त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen daughters (thirteen)

(indeclinable)

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

नयने (nayane) - in the guiding of time (i.e., timekeeping) (in the leading, in the governing)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nayana

nayana - leading, guiding, conduct, eye

Derived from root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - associated with the governing of time (joined, associated, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, associated, connected, engaged, fit, proper, self-controlled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'daughters' (referring to the Nakshatras).

सप्तविंशतिम् (saptaviṁśatim) - twenty-seven daughters (the Nakshatras) (twenty-seven)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saptaviṃśati

saptaviṁśati - twenty-seven

इन्दवे (indave) - to Indu (the Moon)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - drop, moon, camphor; the Moon god (Chandra)