महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-44

स्नुषा इव स धर्मात्मा भगिन्य इव चानुजाः ।
यथा दुहितरश्चैव प्रतिगृह्य ययौ कुरून् ॥४४॥

44. snuṣā iva sa dharmātmā bhaginya iva cānujāḥ ,
yathā duhitaraścaiva pratigṛhya yayau kurūn.

44. snuṣāḥ iva saḥ dharmātmā bhaginyaḥ iva ca anujāḥ
yathā duhitarah ca eva pratigṛhya yayau kurūn

44. That righteous-souled Bhishma, having received them as daughters-in-law, as younger sisters, and as daughters, proceeded to the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

• स्नुषाः (snuṣāḥ) - The princesses were treated with the respect and affection due to daughters-in-law. (daughters-in-law)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Bhishma. (he, that)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Describes Bhishma's noble and dutiful character in his actions towards the princesses. (righteous-souled, virtuous, pious)

• भगिन्यः (bhaginyaḥ) - The princesses were treated like sisters. (sisters)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• च (ca) - and

• अनुजाः (anujāḥ) - The princesses were treated like younger sisters. (younger sisters)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in which manner, as

• दुहितरह् (duhitarah) - The princesses were treated like daughters. (daughters)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - Having formally accepted custody of the princesses after winning them. (having received, having accepted)

• ययौ (yayau) - Bhishma's journey towards the Kuru capital. (he went, he proceeded)

• कुरून् (kurūn) - To Hastinapura, the capital of the Kuru kingdom, where the Kuru family resided. (to the Kurus, to the Kuru kingdom)

Words meanings and morphology

स्नुषाः (snuṣāḥ) - The princesses were treated with the respect and affection due to daughters-in-law. (daughters-in-law)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of snuṣā

snuṣā - daughter-in-law

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Bhishma. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Describes Bhishma's noble and dutiful character in his actions towards the princesses. (righteous-souled, virtuous, pious)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, pious, one whose soul is dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty, law, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

भगिन्यः (bhaginyaḥ) - The princesses were treated like sisters. (sisters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhaginī

bhaginī - sister

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अनुजाः (anujāḥ) - The princesses were treated like younger sisters. (younger sisters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anujā

anujā - younger sister

formed from prefix anu + root √jan + suffix 'a' + feminine suffix 'ā'

Compound type : tatpurusha (anu+jā)

• anu – after, along, with, according to
  prefix
• jā – born, produced
  adjective (feminine)
  from root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as, in which manner, as

(indeclinable)

दुहितरह् (duhitarah) - The princesses were treated like daughters. (daughters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - Having formally accepted custody of the princesses after winning them. (having received, having accepted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed from prefix prati + root √grah (to seize, take) + suffix -lyap

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

ययौ (yayau) - Bhishma's journey towards the Kuru capital. (he went, he proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

कुरून् (kurūn) - To Hastinapura, the capital of the Kuru kingdom, where the Kuru family resided. (to the Kurus, to the Kuru kingdom)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king, his descendants, or their kingdom)