महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-86, verse-13

ददृशुः कृत्तिकास्तं तु बालं वह्निसमद्युतिम् ।
जातस्नेहाश्च सौहार्दात्पुपुषुः स्तन्यविस्रवैः ॥१३॥

13. dadṛśuḥ kṛttikāstaṁ tu bālaṁ vahnisamadyutim ,
jātasnehāśca sauhārdātpupuṣuḥ stanyavisravaiḥ.

13. dadṛśuḥ kṛttikāḥ tam tu bālam vahnisamadyutim
jātasnehāḥ ca sauhārdāt pupuṣuḥ stanyavisravaiḥ

13. tu kṛttikāḥ jātasnehāḥ ca sauhārdāt tam
vahnisamadyutim bālam dadṛśuḥ stanyavisravaiḥ pupuṣuḥ

13. Indeed, the Kṛttikās saw that child, who possessed a radiance like fire. Having developed affection and out of kindness, they nourished him with the flow of their breast milk.

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - the Kṛttikās

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• बालम् (bālam) - child, young boy

• वह्निसमद्युतिम् (vahnisamadyutim) - having splendor equal to fire

• जातस्नेहाः (jātasnehāḥ) - having developed affection, whose affection arose

• च (ca) - and

• सौहार्दात् (sauhārdāt) - out of kindness, from friendliness, out of affection

• पुपुषुः (pupuṣuḥ) - they nourished, they fostered

• स्तन्यविस्रवैः (stanyavisravaiḥ) - with streams/flows of breast milk

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: This is the 3rd person plural active voice of the perfect tense.

कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - the Kṛttikās

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛttikā

kṛttikā - the Pleiades (a constellation), one of the lunar mansions

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Object of `dadṛśuḥ`.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

बालम् (bālam) - child, young boy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young boy, inexperienced

Note: Object of `dadṛśuḥ`.

वह्निसमद्युतिम् (vahnisamadyutim) - having splendor equal to fire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vahnisamadyuti

vahnisamadyuti - having splendor equal to fire

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vahni+sama+dyuti)

• vahni – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective
• dyuti – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  from √dyut
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Modifies `bālam`.

जातस्नेहाः (jātasnehāḥ) - having developed affection, whose affection arose

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jātasneha

jātasneha - having developed affection

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+sneha)

• jāta – born, arisen, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sneha – affection, love, oil
  noun (masculine)
  from √snih
  Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Modifies `kṛttikāḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सौहार्दात् (sauhārdāt) - out of kindness, from friendliness, out of affection

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sauhārda

sauhārda - friendliness, kindness, affection

derived from `suhṛd` (friend) + `aṇ` suffix

पुपुषुः (pupuṣuḥ) - they nourished, they fostered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of √puṣ

Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: This is the 3rd person plural active voice of the perfect tense.

स्तन्यविस्रवैः (stanyavisravaiḥ) - with streams/flows of breast milk

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of stanyavisrava

stanyavisrava - flow of breast milk

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stanya+visrava)

• stanya – breast milk
  noun (neuter)
  from `stana` (breast)
• visrava – flow, stream, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  from √sru with vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sru (class 1)