महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-37

ततोऽभवच्चतुर्मूर्तिः क्षणेन भगवान्प्रभुः ।
स्कन्दः शाखो विशाखश्च नैगमेषश्च पृष्ठतः ॥३७॥

37. tato'bhavaccaturmūrtiḥ kṣaṇena bhagavānprabhuḥ ,
skandaḥ śākho viśākhaśca naigameṣaśca pṛṣṭhataḥ.

37. tataḥ abhavat caturmūrtiḥ kṣaṇaena bhagavān prabhuḥ
skandaḥ śākhaḥ viśākhaḥ ca naigameṣaḥ ca pṛṣṭhataḥ

37. tataḥ kṣaṇena bhagavān prabhuḥ caturmūrtiḥ abhavat
skandaḥ śākhaḥ viśākhaḥ ca naigameṣaḥ ca pṛṣṭhataḥ

37. Instantly, the lordly and divine being manifested four forms - Skanda, Śākha, Viśākha, and Naigameṣa trailing behind.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, manifested

• चतुर्मूर्तिः (caturmūrtiḥ) - having four forms, fourfold

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly, in an instant

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, lordly, blessed one

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful one

• स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (proper name of the deity)

• शाखः (śākhaḥ) - Śākha (proper name of one of Skanda's manifestations)

• विशाखः (viśākhaḥ) - Viśākha (proper name of one of Skanda's manifestations)

• च (ca) - and

• नैगमेषः (naigameṣaḥ) - Naigameṣa (proper name of one of Skanda's manifestations)

• च (ca) - and

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear, behind

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, manifested

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

चतुर्मूर्तिः (caturmūrtiḥ) - having four forms, fourfold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturmūrti

caturmūrti - having four forms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+mūrti)

• catur – four
  adjective
• mūrti – form, image, manifestation
  noun (feminine)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly, in an instant

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, lordly, blessed one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavant

bhagavant - possessing fortune, divine, blessed, lord

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, capable

स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (proper name of the deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (name of Kārttikeya)

शाखः (śākhaḥ) - Śākha (proper name of one of Skanda's manifestations)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śākha

śākha - Śākha (name of an aspect of Skanda)

विशाखः (viśākhaḥ) - Viśākha (proper name of one of Skanda's manifestations)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśākha

viśākha - Viśākha (name of an aspect of Skanda)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नैगमेषः (naigameṣaḥ) - Naigameṣa (proper name of one of Skanda's manifestations)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naigameṣa

naigameṣa - Naigameṣa (name of an aspect of Skanda)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear, behind

(indeclinable)

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