महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-5, verse-9

वसूनेव महातेजा भीष्मः प्राप महाद्युतिः ।
अष्टावेव हि दृश्यन्ते वसवो भरतर्षभ ॥९॥

9. vasūneva mahātejā bhīṣmaḥ prāpa mahādyutiḥ ,
aṣṭāveva hi dṛśyante vasavo bharatarṣabha.

9. vasūn eva mahātejāḥ bhīṣmaḥ prāpa mahādyutiḥ
aṣṭau eva hi dṛśyante vasavaḥ bharatarṣabha

9. bharatarṣabha mahātejāḥ mahādyutiḥ bhīṣmaḥ
vasūn eva prāpa hi aṣṭau eva vasavaḥ dṛśyante

9. The greatly effulgent, highly splendid Bhishma indeed attained the Vasus. For, O best of the Bharatas, only eight Vasus are known to exist.

Words meanings summery:

• वसून् (vasūn) - the specific group of eight deities known as Vasus (Vasus (a class of deities))

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the attainment, meaning 'indeed' or 'only' (indeed, only, certainly)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - describes Bhishma, highlighting his immense glory (greatly splendid, greatly effulgent)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - the Kuru patriarch Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

• प्राप (prāpa) - Bhishma attained the heavenly realm or company of the Vasus (obtained, reached, attained)

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - describes Bhishma, emphasizing his radiant nature (of great splendor, highly brilliant)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - specifically refers to the eight Vasus (eight)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the number, meaning 'only' (indeed, only, certainly)

• हि (hi) - introduces a causal or explanatory statement (for, indeed, because)

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - refers to the Vasus being recognized or known to exist (are seen, are observed, appear)

• वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the eight Vasu deities (Vasus)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - a respectful address to a descendant of Bharata (O best of the Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

वसून् (vasūn) - the specific group of eight deities known as Vasus (Vasus (a class of deities))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - a class of deities, wealth, good, excellent

Root: vas (class 2)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the attainment, meaning 'indeed' or 'only' (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - describes Bhishma, highlighting his immense glory (greatly splendid, greatly effulgent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great effulgence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, effulgence, energy, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij

Note: Derived from mahātejas (neuter) or mahātejāḥ (masculine form as adjective)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - the Kuru patriarch Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

Root: bhī

प्राप (prāpa) - Bhishma attained the heavenly realm or company of the Vasus (obtained, reached, attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prāp

Perfect

3rd person singular active perfect

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Pre-fixed with 'pra-'

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - describes Bhishma, emphasizing his radiant nature (of great splendor, highly brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - great splendor, highly brilliant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - specifically refers to the eight Vasus (eight)

(numeral)

Note: Used here as an adjective for Vasus.

एव (eva) - emphasizes the number, meaning 'only' (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - introduces a causal or explanatory statement (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - refers to the Vasus being recognized or known to exist (are seen, are observed, appear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

3rd person plural passive present

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the eight Vasu deities (Vasus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - a class of deities, wealth, good, excellent

Root: vas (class 2)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - a respectful address to a descendant of Bharata (O best of the Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best among the Bharatas

vocative compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, India
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ