महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-26

कृत्तिकासु ग्रहस्तीव्रो नक्षत्रे प्रथमे ज्वलन् ।
वपूंष्यपहरन्भासा धूमकेतुरिव स्थितः ॥२६॥

26. kṛttikāsu grahastīvro nakṣatre prathame jvalan ,
vapūṁṣyapaharanbhāsā dhūmaketuriva sthitaḥ.

26. kṛttikāsu grahaḥ tīvraḥ nakṣatre prathame jvalan
vapūṃṣi apaharan bhāsā dhūmaketuḥ iva sthitaḥ

26. prathame nakṣatre kṛttikāsu tīvraḥ grahaḥ jvalan
dhūmaketuḥ iva bhāsā vapūṃṣi apaharan sthitaḥ

26. A fierce planet, blazing intensely in the first constellation (nakṣatra) of Kṛttikā, stood like a comet, diminishing beings with its brilliance.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्तिकासु (kṛttikāsu) - in the Kṛttikā (nakṣatra)

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - planet

• तीव्रः (tīvraḥ) - fierce, intense, violent

• नक्षत्रे (nakṣatre) - in the constellation, in the lunar mansion

• प्रथमे (prathame) - in the first

• ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing, burning

• वपूंषि (vapūṁṣi) - bodies, forms, beings

• अपहरन् (apaharan) - taking away, diminishing, destroying

• भासा (bhāsā) - by splendor, by light

• धूमकेतुः (dhūmaketuḥ) - comet

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्तिकासु (kṛttikāsu) - in the Kṛttikā (nakṣatra)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kṛttikā

kṛttikā - the third (or first, according to some) lunar mansion (nakṣatra), identified with the Pleiades

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - planet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - seizing, holding; planet; node of moon's orbit

Root: grah (class 9)

तीव्रः (tīvraḥ) - fierce, intense, violent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīvra

tīvra - sharp, intense, fierce, violent

नक्षत्रे (nakṣatre) - in the constellation, in the lunar mansion

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - star, constellation, lunar mansion

प्रथमे (prathame) - in the first

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, principal

ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing, burning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalant

jvalant - blazing, burning, shining

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jval

Root: jval (class 1)

वपूंषि (vapūṁṣi) - bodies, forms, beings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure; wonder, beauty

अपहरन् (apaharan) - taking away, diminishing, destroying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apaharant

apaharant - taking away, removing, destroying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root hṛ with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

भासा (bhāsā) - by splendor, by light

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhā

bhā - light, splendor, radiance

Root: bhā (class 2)

धूमकेतुः (dhūmaketuḥ) - comet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūmaketu

dhūmaketu - comet; having smoke as a banner

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūma+ketu)

• dhūma – smoke, fume
  noun (masculine)
• ketu – banner, flag; sign, mark; a comet, meteor; a node of the moon (Rahu/Ketu)
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)