महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-86, verse-8

तास्तु षट्कृत्तिका गर्भं पुपुषुर्जातवेदसः ।
षट्सु वर्त्मसु तेजोऽग्नेः सकलं निहितं प्रभो ॥८॥

8. tāstu ṣaṭkṛttikā garbhaṁ pupuṣurjātavedasaḥ ,
ṣaṭsu vartmasu tejo'gneḥ sakalaṁ nihitaṁ prabho.

8. tāḥ tu ṣaṭkṛttikāḥ garbham pupuṣuḥ jātavedasaḥ
ṣaṭsu vartmasu tejaḥ agneḥ sakalam nihitam prabho

8. However, those six Krittikas nourished the embryo of Agni. O lord, the entire splendor of Agni was placed in six parts (of the embryo).

Words meanings summery:

• ताः (tāḥ) - they, those (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• षट्कृत्तिकाः (ṣaṭkṛttikāḥ) - the six Krittika constellations personified as mothers (the six Krittikas (Pleiades))

• गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo, fetus

• पुपुषुः (pupuṣuḥ) - they nourished, they fostered

• जातवेदसः (jātavedasaḥ) - of Agni (of Agni, of Jātavedas)

• षट्सु (ṣaṭsu) - in the six

• वर्त्मसु (vartmasu) - in the parts (of the embryo/child) (in the paths, in the ways, in the parts)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor, energy, light

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of the fire god (of Agni)

• सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, complete

• निहितम् (nihitam) - placed, deposited, contained

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord

Words meanings and morphology

ताः (tāḥ) - they, those (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, it, they

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

षट्कृत्तिकाः (ṣaṭkṛttikāḥ) - the six Krittika constellations personified as mothers (the six Krittikas (Pleiades))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ṣaṭkṛttikā

ṣaṭkṛttikā - the six Krittikas (Pleiades)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṣ+kṛttikā)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• kṛttikā – Krittika (Pleiades constellation), a female being
  proper noun (feminine)

गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo, fetus

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - embryo, fetus, womb

पुपुषुः (pupuṣuḥ) - they nourished, they fostered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of puṣ

Root: puṣ (class 4)

जातवेदसः (jātavedasaḥ) - of Agni (of Agni, of Jātavedas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jātavedas

jātavedas - Agni, fire, one who knows all created beings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jāta+vedas)

• jāta – born, produced, created
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan- (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vedas – knowledge, wealth, possession
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 2)

षट्सु (ṣaṭsu) - in the six

(numeral)

वर्त्मसु (vartmasu) - in the parts (of the embryo/child) (in the paths, in the ways, in the parts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vartman

vartman - path, way, road, course, part

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor, energy, light

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, light, energy, virility

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of the fire god (of Agni)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni

सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, complete

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - entire, whole, complete, all

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kala – part, portion
  noun (masculine)

निहितम् (nihitam) - placed, deposited, contained

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nihita

nihita - placed, deposited, laid down, contained

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā- (to place, put) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)