महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-11

एवमुक्ते तु शक्रेण त्रिदिवं कृत्तिका गताः ।
नक्षत्रं शकटाकारं भाति तद्वह्निदैवतम् ॥११॥

11. evamukte tu śakreṇa tridivaṁ kṛttikā gatāḥ ,
nakṣatraṁ śakaṭākāraṁ bhāti tadvahnidaivatam.

11. evam ukte tu śakreṇa tridivam kṛttikāḥ gatāḥ
nakṣatram śakaṭākāram bhāti tat vahni-daivatam

11. When this was said by Indra (Śakra), the Kṛttikās ascended to heaven. That constellation (nakṣatra), which appears in the shape of a cart and has Agni as its presiding deity, shines forth.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, this

• उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken, when spoken

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Śakra, by Indra

• त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - heaven, the three heavens

• कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - the Kṛttikās, the Pleiades

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, departed, ascended

• नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - constellation, lunar mansion, star

• शकटाकारम् (śakaṭākāram) - cart-shaped, wagon-shaped

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is visible

• तत् (tat) - that

• वह्नि-दैवतम् (vahni-daivatam) - having Agni as its deity, sacred to Agni

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, this

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken, when spoken

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Śakra, by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (king of gods); mighty, powerful

त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - heaven, the three heavens

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tridiva

tridiva - heaven, paradise, the third heaven

कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - the Kṛttikās, the Pleiades

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛttikā

kṛttikā - the Pleiades (a constellation or nakṣatra)

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, departed, ascended

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived at, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram) - constellation, lunar mansion, star

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - constellation, lunar mansion, star

शकटाकारम् (śakaṭākāram) - cart-shaped, wagon-shaped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakaṭa-ākāra

śakaṭa-ākāra - having the shape of a cart/wagon

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śakaṭa+ākāra)

• śakaṭa – cart, wagon
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – shape, form, appearance
  noun (masculine)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

वह्नि-दैवतम् (vahni-daivatam) - having Agni as its deity, sacred to Agni

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vahni-daivata

vahni-daivata - having Agni as its deity, presided over by Agni

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vahni+daivata)

• vahni – fire, Agni (the god of fire)
  noun (masculine)
• daivata – a deity, a god; relating to a deity
  noun (neuter)