महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-12

तासां विदित्वा भावं तं मातॄणां भगवान्प्रभुः ।
प्रस्नुतानां पयः षड्भिर्वदनैरपिबत्तदा ॥१२॥

12. tāsāṁ viditvā bhāvaṁ taṁ mātṝṇāṁ bhagavānprabhuḥ ,
prasnutānāṁ payaḥ ṣaḍbhirvadanairapibattadā.

12. tāsām viditvā bhāvam tam mātṝṇām bhagavān prabhuḥ
prasnutānām payaḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ vadanaiḥ apibat tadā

12. tadā bhagavān prabhuḥ tāsām mātṝṇām tam bhāvam
viditvā ṣaḍbhiḥ vadanaiḥ prasnutānām payaḥ apibat

12. Having understood that intention of those mothers, the blessed (bhagavān) lord (prabhu) then drank their flowing milk with his six faces.

Words meanings summery:

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (Krittikas) (of those, their)

• विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known, having understood, having perceived

• भावम् (bhāvam) - intention (to adopt the child) (state, feeling, intention, nature)

• तम् (tam) - that (intention) (that, him)

• मातॄणाम् (mātṝṇām) - of the mothers

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one (referring to Kartikeya) (blessed, fortunate, divine, lord)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord (referring to Kartikeya) (lord, master, mighty)

• प्रस्नुतानाम् (prasnutānām) - of the mothers whose milk was flowing (of those whose milk had flowed, of the flowing (milk))

• पयः (payaḥ) - milk, water

• षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six

• वदनैः (vadanaiḥ) - with faces, with mouths

• अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (Krittikas) (of those, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known, having understood, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root vid (to know), forming an absolutive suffix -tvā.

Root: vid (class 2)

भावम् (bhāvam) - intention (to adopt the child) (state, feeling, intention, nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, condition, feeling, intention, nature, emotion, existence

तम् (tam) - that (intention) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मातॄणाम् (mātṝṇām) - of the mothers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one (referring to Kartikeya) (blessed, fortunate, divine, lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, adorable; lord, God

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord (referring to Kartikeya) (lord, master, mighty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, sovereign; mighty, powerful

प्रस्नुतानाम् (prasnutānām) - of the mothers whose milk was flowing (of those whose milk had flowed, of the flowing (milk))

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prasnuta

prasnuta - sprung forth, flowing (used especially for milk)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root snu (to flow, to ooze) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: snu (class 2)

पयः (payaḥ) - milk, water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - milk, water, sap, fluid

षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six

(numeral)

वदनैः (vadanaiḥ) - with faces, with mouths

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, aspect

अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada (active voice).

Root: pā (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)