वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-36, verse-28

प्रादुर्भूतं ततः क्षीरं कृत्तिकानामनुत्तमम् ।
षण्णां षडाननो भूत्वा जग्राह स्तनजं पयः ॥२८॥

28. prādurbhūtaṃ tataḥ kṣīraṃ kṛttikānāmanuttamam ,
ṣaṇṇāṃ ṣaḍānano bhūtvā jagrāha stanajaṃ payaḥ.

28. prādurbhūtam tataḥ kṣīram kṛttikānām anuttamam
ṣaṇṇām ṣaḍānanaḥ bhūtvā jagrāha stanajam payaḥ

28. tataḥ kṛttikānām anuttamam kṣīram prādurbhūtam saḥ ṣaṇṇām
(kṛttikānām artham) ṣaḍānanaḥ bhūtvā stanajam payaḥ jagrāha

28. Then, excellent milk (kṣīra) appeared from the Krittikas. Becoming six-faced for the six of them, he drank their breast-born milk.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रादुर्भूतम् (prādurbhūtam) - appeared, manifested, produced

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

• क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - Refers to the divine milk produced by the Krittikas. (milk, milky fluid)

• कृत्तिकानाम् (kṛttikānām) - Refers to the six divine mothers who nurtured Kartikeya. (of the Krittikas (Pleiades))

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

• षण्णाम् (ṣaṇṇām) - Of the six Krittikas. (of the six)

• षडाननः (ṣaḍānanaḥ) - An epithet for Kartikeya (Skanda), who manifested six faces to suckle from the six Krittikas simultaneously. (six-faced, having six faces)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, after becoming

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - He drank the milk. (he took, he grasped, he seized, he drank)

• स्तनजम् (stanajam) - Refers to the milk that appeared from the Krittikas' breasts. (breast-born, originating from the breast)

• पयः (payaḥ) - The milk consumed by Kartikeya. (milk, water, fluid)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रादुर्भूतम् (prādurbhūtam) - appeared, manifested, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prādurbhūta

prādurbhūta - appeared, manifested, arisen, produced

Past Passive Participle

From prādus + bhū (to be, become).

Prefix: prādus

Root: bhū (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - Refers to the divine milk produced by the Krittikas. (milk, milky fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīra

kṣīra - milk, milky juice, water

कृत्तिकानाम् (kṛttikānām) - Refers to the six divine mothers who nurtured Kartikeya. (of the Krittikas (Pleiades))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kṛttikā

kṛttikā - the Pleiades (a constellation), a group of six celestial nymphs/mothers

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, best, supreme (literally, no better)

Compound of 'an' (negation) + 'uttama' (best).

Compound type : negative tatpurusha (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ud'.
  Prefix: ut

Note: Agrees with 'kṣīram'.

षण्णाम् (ṣaṇṇām) - Of the six Krittikas. (of the six)

(numeral)

षडाननः (ṣaḍānanaḥ) - An epithet for Kartikeya (Skanda), who manifested six faces to suckle from the six Krittikas simultaneously. (six-faced, having six faces)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaḍānana

ṣaḍānana - six-faced; an epithet of Kartikeya (Skanda)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṭ+ānana)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, after becoming

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root bhū (to be, become) with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - He drank the milk. (he took, he grasped, he seized, he drank)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of grah

Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice. Reduplicated form.

Root: grah (class 9)

स्तनजम् (stanajam) - Refers to the milk that appeared from the Krittikas' breasts. (breast-born, originating from the breast)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of stanaja

stanaja - breast-born, produced from the breast

Compound type : tatpurusha (stana+ja)

• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced, arising from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'payaḥ'.

पयः (payaḥ) - The milk consumed by Kartikeya. (milk, water, fluid)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - milk, water, fluid, juice, vigor

's'-stem noun.

Root: pī (class 4)