महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-217, verse-9

ततः संकल्प्य पुत्रत्वे स्कंदं मातृगणोऽगमत् ।
काकी च हलिमा चैव रुद्राथ बृहली तथा ।
आर्या पलाला वै मित्रा सप्तैताः शिशुमातरः ॥९॥

9. tataḥ saṁkalpya putratve skaṁdaṁ mātṛgaṇo'gamat ,
kākī ca halimā caiva rudrātha bṛhalī tathā ,
āryā palālā vai mitrā saptaitāḥ śiśumātaraḥ.

9. tataḥ saṃkalpya putratve skandaṃ
mātṛgaṇaḥ agamat kākī ca halimā ca eva
rudrā atha bṛhalī tathā āryā palālā
vai mitrā sapta etāḥ śiśumātaraḥ

9. Then, having resolved to adopt Skanda as their son, the group of Mothers went forth. Kāki, Halimā, Rudrā, Bṛhalī, Aryā, Palālā, and Mitrā—these seven are known as the child-mothers.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• संकल्प्य (saṁkalpya) - having resolved, having decided, having intended

• पुत्रत्वे (putratve) - in son-hood, as a son

• स्कन्दं (skandaṁ) - Skanda (a deity, son of Shiva)

• मातृगणः (mātṛgaṇaḥ) - group of Mothers

• अगमत् (agamat) - went, proceeded

• काकी (kākī) - Kāki (name of a mother)

• च (ca) - and

• हलिमा (halimā) - Halimā (name of a mother)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• रुद्रा (rudrā) - Rudrā (name of a mother)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, and

• बृहली (bṛhalī) - Bṛhalī (name of a mother)

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly

• आर्या (āryā) - Aryā (name of a mother)

• पलाला (palālā) - Palālā (name of a mother)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• मित्रा (mitrā) - Mitrā (name of a mother)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• शिशुमातरः (śiśumātaraḥ) - referring to the seven divine mothers mentioned (child-mothers)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

संकल्प्य (saṁkalpya) - having resolved, having decided, having intended

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kḷp with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

पुत्रत्वे (putratve) - in son-hood, as a son

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of putratva

putratva - son-hood, state of being a son

Derived from putra + -tva (abstract noun suffix)

स्कन्दं (skandaṁ) - Skanda (a deity, son of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kārttikeya (a deity)

मातृगणः (mātṛgaṇaḥ) - group of Mothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātṛgaṇa

mātṛgaṇa - group of Mothers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+gaṇa)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, host, retinue
  noun (masculine)

अगमत् (agamat) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

काकी (kākī) - Kāki (name of a mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kākī

kākī - Kāki (name of a divine mother)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हलिमा (halimā) - Halimā (name of a mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of halimā

halimā - Halimā (name of a divine mother)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

रुद्रा (rudrā) - Rudrā (name of a mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudrā

rudrā - Rudrā (name of a divine mother)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, and

(indeclinable)

बृहली (bṛhalī) - Bṛhalī (name of a mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bṛhalī

bṛhalī - Bṛhalī (name of a divine mother)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

आर्या (āryā) - Aryā (name of a mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - Aryā (name of a divine mother)

पलाला (palālā) - Palālā (name of a mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of palālā

palālā - Palālā (name of a divine mother)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

मित्रा (mitrā) - Mitrā (name of a mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mitrā

mitrā - Mitrā (name of a divine mother)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

शिशुमातरः (śiśumātaraḥ) - referring to the seven divine mothers mentioned (child-mothers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śiśumātar

śiśumātar - child-mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiśu+mātṛ)

• śiśu – child, infant
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)