महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-17

दश विद्याद्धमन्योऽत्र पञ्चेन्द्रियगुणावहाः ।
याभिः सूक्ष्माः प्रतायन्ते धमन्योऽन्याः सहस्रशः ॥१७॥

17. daśa vidyāddhamanyo'tra pañcendriyaguṇāvahāḥ ,
yābhiḥ sūkṣmāḥ pratāyante dhamanyo'nyāḥ sahasraśaḥ.

17. daśa vidyāt dhamanyaḥ atra pañcēndriyaguṇāvahāḥ
yābhiḥ sūkṣmāḥ pratāyantē dhamanyaḥ anyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

17. atra daśa pañcēndriyaguṇāvahāḥ dhamanyaḥ vidyāt
yābhiḥ anyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ dhamanyaḥ sahasraśaḥ pratāyantē

17. Here, one should recognize ten primary channels (dhamanī) that convey the qualities of the five sense organs (indriyas). From these, other subtle channels (dhamanī) branch out and extend by thousands.

Words meanings summery:

• दश (daśa) - refers to the number of primary channels (dhamanī) (ten)

• विद्यात् (vidyāt) - imperative instruction to understand the number and function of these channels (one should know, one should understand, let him know)

• धमन्यः (dhamanyaḥ) - the physiological channels or vessels in the body, primarily referring to the ten main ones here (channels, arteries, veins, ducts)

• अत्र (atra) - in the context of this discussion or this system of knowledge (here, in this place, in this matter)

• पञ्चेन्द्रियगुणावहाः (pañcēndriyaguṇāvahāḥ) - describing the function of the ten primary channels as conduits for sensory perception (carrying the qualities of the five senses)

• याभिः (yābhiḥ) - by means of these (channels, `dhamanī`) (by which, by whom)

• सूक्ष्माः (sūkṣmāḥ) - describing the secondary channels as fine and intricate (subtle, minute, fine, delicate)

• प्रतायन्ते (pratāyantē) - how the subtle channels are distributed throughout the body (they are extended, they spread, they stretch out)

• धमन्यः (dhamanyaḥ) - the subtle, secondary channels that proliferate from the primary ones (channels, arteries, veins, ducts)

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - referring to the additional, subtle channels that branch out (other, different)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - indicating the vast number of subtle channels (by thousands, in thousands)

Words meanings and morphology

दश (daśa) - refers to the number of primary channels (dhamanī) (ten)

(numeral)

Note: Acts as an adjective for `dhamanyaḥ`.

विद्यात् (vidyāt) - imperative instruction to understand the number and function of these channels (one should know, one should understand, let him know)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vid

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

From root `vid` (to know), 2nd class, Parasmaipada, Optative.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The implied subject is 'one' or 'he'.

धमन्यः (dhamanyaḥ) - the physiological channels or vessels in the body, primarily referring to the ten main ones here (channels, arteries, veins, ducts)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhamanī

dhamanī - channel, tube, vein, artery

From root `dhmā` (to blow, to sound).

Root: dhmā (class 1)

Note: Subject of `vidyāt` (know them to be channels).

अत्र (atra) - in the context of this discussion or this system of knowledge (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place or context.

पञ्चेन्द्रियगुणावहाः (pañcēndriyaguṇāvahāḥ) - describing the function of the ten primary channels as conduits for sensory perception (carrying the qualities of the five senses)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pañcēndriyaguṇāvaha

pañcēndriyaguṇāvaha - bringing/carrying the qualities of the five senses

Compound. `pañca` (five) + `indriya` (sense organ) + `guṇa` (quality) + `āvaha` (carrying).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pañca+indriya+guṇa+āvaha)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)
  From `Indra` (deity), related to power/faculty.
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand
  noun (masculine)
  From root `guṇ` (to count, multiply).
  Root: guṇ (class 10)
• āvaha – carrying, bringing, conveying
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ā` (prefix) + root `vah` (to carry).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dhamanyaḥ`.

याभिः (yābhiḥ) - by means of these (channels, `dhamanī`) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ya

ya - which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the `dhamanyaḥ` mentioned earlier.

सूक्ष्माः (sūkṣmāḥ) - describing the secondary channels as fine and intricate (subtle, minute, fine, delicate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate, small

From root `sūkṣ` (to be subtle).

Root: sūkṣ

Note: Agrees with `anyāḥ dhamanyaḥ`.

प्रतायन्ते (pratāyantē) - how the subtle channels are distributed throughout the body (they are extended, they spread, they stretch out)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pratā

Present Tense, 3rd Person Plural, Middle Voice

From `pra` (prefix) + root `tan` (to stretch), formed in the middle voice (ātmanepada). The stem `pratāy` is typically associated with the middle voice of `tan` or a causative/denominative. Here it's middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject is `dhamanyaḥ`.

धमन्यः (dhamanyaḥ) - the subtle, secondary channels that proliferate from the primary ones (channels, arteries, veins, ducts)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhamanī

dhamanī - channel, tube, vein, artery

From root `dhmā` (to blow, to sound).

Root: dhmā (class 1)

Note: Subject of `pratāyantē`.

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - referring to the additional, subtle channels that branch out (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Adjective for `dhamanyaḥ`.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - indicating the vast number of subtle channels (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Formed from `sahasra` (thousand) with the `śaḥ` suffix.

Note: Modifies `pratāyantē`.