महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-217, verse-11

एष वीराष्टकः प्रोक्तः स्कन्दमातृगणोद्भवः ।
छागवक्त्रेण सहितो नवकः परिकीर्त्यते ॥११॥

11. eṣa vīrāṣṭakaḥ proktaḥ skandamātṛgaṇodbhavaḥ ,
chāgavaktreṇa sahito navakaḥ parikīrtyate.

11. eṣaḥ vīrāṣṭakaḥ proktaḥ skandamātṛgaṇodbhavaḥ
chāgavaktreṇa sahitaḥ navakaḥ parikīrtyate

11. This Octet of Heroes, born from the group of Skanda's Mothers, is thus declared. When accompanied by the goat-faced one, it is known as the Navaka (the group of nine).

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• वीराष्टकः (vīrāṣṭakaḥ) - octet of heroes, group of eight heroes

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, proclaimed

• स्कन्दमातृगणोद्भवः (skandamātṛgaṇodbhavaḥ) - born from the group of Skanda's Mothers

• छागवक्त्रेण (chāgavaktreṇa) - by the goat-faced one

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with, with

• नवकः (navakaḥ) - group of nine, nonet

• परिकीर्त्यते (parikīrtyate) - is known, is proclaimed, is celebrated

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

वीराष्टकः (vīrāṣṭakaḥ) - octet of heroes, group of eight heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīrāṣṭaka

vīrāṣṭaka - group of eight heroes, octet of heroes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+aṣṭaka)

• vīra – hero, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• aṣṭaka – group of eight
  noun (neuter)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

स्कन्दमातृगणोद्भवः (skandamātṛgaṇodbhavaḥ) - born from the group of Skanda's Mothers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skandamātṛgaṇodbhava

skandamātṛgaṇodbhava - born from the group of Skanda's Mothers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (skanda+mātṛgaṇa+udbhava)

• skanda – Skanda, Kārttikeya
  proper noun (masculine)
• mātṛgaṇa – group of Mothers
  noun (masculine)
• udbhava – origin, birth, produced from
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū with upasarga ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

छागवक्त्रेण (chāgavaktreṇa) - by the goat-faced one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of chāgavaktra

chāgavaktra - goat-faced (one)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chāga+vaktra)

• chāga – goat
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with, with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, united, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sah (to bear, endure) or from sa (with) + hita (placed)

Root: sah (class 1)

नवकः (navakaḥ) - group of nine, nonet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of navaka

navaka - group of nine, nonet

Derived from nava (nine)

परिकीर्त्यते (parikīrtyate) - is known, is proclaimed, is celebrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kīrt

Prefix: pari

Root: kīrt (class 10)