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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-21

हस्तौ कर्मेन्द्रियं ज्ञेयमथ पादौ गतीन्द्रियम् ।
प्रजनानन्दयोः शेफो विसर्गे पायुरिन्द्रियम् ॥२१॥
21. hastau karmendriyaṁ jñeyamatha pādau gatīndriyam ,
prajanānandayoḥ śepho visarge pāyurindriyam.
21. hastau karmendriyaṃ jñeyam atha pādau gatīndriyam
prajanānandayoḥ śephaḥ visarge pāyuḥ indriyam
21. hastau karmendriyaṃ jñeyam atha pādau gatīndriyam
śephaḥ prajanānandayoḥ pāyuḥ indriyam visarge
21. The two hands should be understood as organs of action (karmendriya), and the two feet as organs of movement. The penis (śepha) is for procreation and pleasure, while the anus (pāyu) is the organ for excretion.

Words meanings summery:

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  • हस्तौ (hastau) - two hands
  • कर्मेन्द्रियम् (karmendriyam) - organ of action
  • ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - to be known, should be known, knowable
  • अथ (atha) - and, now, then, moreover
  • पादौ (pādau) - two feet
  • गतीन्द्रियम् (gatīndriyam) - organ of movement
  • प्रजनानन्दयोः (prajanānandayoḥ) - for procreation and pleasure, of procreation and pleasure
  • शेफः (śephaḥ) - penis
  • विसर्गे (visarge) - in excretion, for excretion
  • पायुः (pāyuḥ) - anus
  • इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - organ, sense organ

Words meanings and morphology

हस्तौ (hastau) - two hands
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of hasta
hasta - hand
कर्मेन्द्रियम् (karmendriyam) - organ of action
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karmendriya
karmendriya - organ of action, motor organ
Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+indriya)
  • karman – action, deed, work
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • indriya – organ, sense, faculty
    noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'hastau'.
ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - to be known, should be known, knowable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya
jñeya - to be known, knowable, understandable
Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)
Derived from root 'jñā' with suffix '-ya'.
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with 'karmendriyam'.
अथ (atha) - and, now, then, moreover
(indeclinable)
पादौ (pādau) - two feet
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pāda
pāda - foot, leg
गतीन्द्रियम् (gatīndriyam) - organ of movement
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gatīndriya
gatīndriya - organ of movement
Compound type : tatpurusha (gati+indriya)
  • gati – movement, going, motion
    noun (feminine)
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • indriya – organ, sense, faculty
    noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'pādau'.
प्रजनानन्दयोः (prajanānandayoḥ) - for procreation and pleasure, of procreation and pleasure
(noun)
Locative, masculine, dual of prajanānanda
prajanānanda - procreation and pleasure
Compound type : dvandva (prajana+ānanda)
  • prajana – procreation, generation, birth
    noun (neuter)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jan (class 4)
  • ānanda – joy, pleasure, happiness
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: nand (class 1)
Note: Locative dual used in the sense of 'for the purpose of'.
शेफः (śephaḥ) - penis
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śepha
śepha - penis, male genital organ
विसर्गे (visarge) - in excretion, for excretion
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of visarga
visarga - excretion, emission, discharge
Prefix: vi
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Locative singular used in the sense of 'for the purpose of'.
पायुः (pāyuḥ) - anus
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāyu
pāyu - anus, excretory organ
इन्द्रियम् (indriyam) - organ, sense organ
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of indriya
indriya - organ, sense, faculty
Note: Predicate nominative for 'pāyuḥ'.