महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-30

रुद्रस्य वह्नेः स्वाहायाः षण्णां स्त्रीणां च तेजसा ।
जातः स्कन्दः सुरश्रेष्ठो रुद्रसूनुस्ततोऽभवत् ॥३०॥

30. rudrasya vahneḥ svāhāyāḥ ṣaṇṇāṁ strīṇāṁ ca tejasā ,
jātaḥ skandaḥ suraśreṣṭho rudrasūnustato'bhavat.

30. rudrasya vahneḥ svāhāyāḥ ṣaṇṇām strīṇām ca tejasā
jātaḥ skandaḥ suraśreṣṭhaḥ rudrasūnuḥ tataḥ abhavat

30. Skanda, the best among the gods, was born from the essence of Rudra, Agni (Agni), and Svāhā, and also from the essence of the six (Krittika) women. Therefore, he became known as Rudra's son.

Words meanings summery:

• रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of the deity Agni (of Agni, of fire)

• स्वाहायाः (svāhāyāḥ) - of Svāhā (wife of Agni) (of Svāhā)

• षण्णाम् (ṣaṇṇām) - of six

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of the (Krittika) women (of women)

• च (ca) - and

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by the brilliance, by the essence, by the spiritual power

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (a name of Kartikeya) (Skanda)

• सुरश्रेष्ठः (suraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best among gods

• रुद्रसूनुः (rudrasūnuḥ) - son of Rudra

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, thence

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

Words meanings and morphology

रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - the roarer, a name of Shiva, a deity

वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of the deity Agni (of Agni, of fire)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni, carrier

स्वाहायाः (svāhāyāḥ) - of Svāhā (wife of Agni) (of Svāhā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of svāhā

svāhā - Svāhā (exclamatory word used in oblations, name of Agni's wife)

षण्णाम् (ṣaṇṇām) - of six

(numeral)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of the (Krittika) women (of women)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by the brilliance, by the essence, by the spiritual power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, energy, essence, spiritual power, splendor

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (4th class verb).

Root: jan (class 4)

स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (a name of Kartikeya) (Skanda)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (god of war), attacker

सुरश्रेष्ठः (suraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best among gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suraśreṣṭha

suraśreṣṭha - best of gods, chief god

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+śreṣṭha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

रुद्रसूनुः (rudrasūnuḥ) - son of Rudra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudrasūnu

rudrasūnu - son of Rudra

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudra+sūnu)

• rudra – Rudra
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūnu – son
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, thence

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)