महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-20, verse-22

घ्रेये पेये च दृश्ये च स्पृश्ये श्रव्ये तथैव च ।
हवींष्यग्निषु होतारः सप्तधा सप्त सप्तसु ।
सम्यक्प्रक्षिप्य विद्वांसो जनयन्ति स्वयोनिषु ॥२२॥

22. ghreye peye ca dṛśye ca spṛśye śravye tathaiva ca ,
havīṁṣyagniṣu hotāraḥ saptadhā sapta saptasu ,
samyakprakṣipya vidvāṁso janayanti svayoniṣu.

22. ghreye peye ca dṛśye ca spṛśye śravye
tathā eva ca havīṃṣi agniṣu hotāraḥ
saptadhā sapta saptasu samyak
prakṣipya vidvāṃsaḥ janayanti svayoniṣu

22. vidvāṃsaḥ sapta hotāraḥ saptadhā ghreye
ca peye ca dṛśye ca spṛśye ca śravye
tathā eva ca saptasu agniṣu havīṃṣi
samyak prakṣipya svayoniṣu janayanti

22. Into what is smelled, drunk, seen, touched, and similarly heard – into these seven "fires" (agniṣu), the seven wise priests (hotāraḥ) in seven ways properly offer oblations (havīṃṣi), and thereby generate them in their own origins (svayoniṣu).

Words meanings summery:

• घ्रेये (ghreye) - in what is smelled, in the object of smell

• पेये (peye) - in what is drunk, in the drinkable

• च (ca) - and, also

• दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in what is seen, in the visible

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्पृश्ये (spṛśye) - in what is touched, in the tangible

• श्रव्ये (śravye) - in what is heard, in the audible

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, similar

• च (ca) - and, also

• हवींषि (havīṁṣi) - oblations, offerings

• अग्निषु (agniṣu) - In the metaphorical 'fires' which are the sensory objects. (into the fires, in the fires)

• होतारः (hotāraḥ) - The seven sensory and mental faculties described in the previous verse. (priests, offerers)

• सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven ways, sevenfold

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• सप्तसु (saptasu) - In the seven 'fires' (sensory objects/fields). (in the seven)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

• प्रक्षिप्य (prakṣipya) - Having offered the sensory input. (having cast, having thrown, having offered)

• विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - Refers to the senses/faculties when acting wisely. (the wise, the learned)

• जनयन्ति (janayanti) - They produce experiences or perceptions. (they generate, they produce, they cause to be born)

• स्वयोनिषु (svayoniṣu) - In the specific sensory organs or mental faculties that are their source of experience. (in their own origins, in their own wombs, in their own sources)

Words meanings and morphology

घ्रेये (ghreye) - in what is smelled, in the object of smell

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ghreya

ghreya - to be smelled, smellable, object of smell

Gerundive

From root GHRA (to smell) with suffix -eya

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the object of smell.

पेये (peye) - in what is drunk, in the drinkable

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of peya

peya - to be drunk, drinkable, object of taste (or consumption)

Gerundive

From root PĀ (to drink) with suffix -eya

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the object of taste (or consumption by the eater).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in what is seen, in the visible

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - to be seen, visible, object of sight

Gerundive

From root DṚŚ (to see) with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the object of sight.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्पृश्ये (spṛśye) - in what is touched, in the tangible

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of spṛśya

spṛśya - to be touched, tangible, object of touch

Gerundive

From root SPṚŚ (to touch) with suffix -ya

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the object of touch.

श्रव्ये (śravye) - in what is heard, in the audible

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śravya

śravya - to be heard, audible, object of sound

Gerundive

From root ŚRU (to hear) with suffix -ya

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to the object of hearing.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, similar

(indeclinable)

Particle

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हवींषि (havīṁṣi) - oblations, offerings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of havis

havis - oblation, offering

From root HU (to offer, sacrifice)

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Objects of 'offer'.

अग्निषु (agniṣu) - In the metaphorical 'fires' which are the sensory objects. (into the fires, in the fires)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire; the Vedic deity Agni; metaphorically, a receptor or field of action

Root: ag

Note: Refers to the metaphorical fires which are the sensory objects mentioned (ghreye, peye, etc.).

होतारः (hotāraḥ) - The seven sensory and mental faculties described in the previous verse. (priests, offerers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hotṛ

hotṛ - sacrificer, priest, offerer

Agent Noun

From root HU (to offer) with suffix -tṛ

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'janayanti' and 'prakṣipya'.

सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven ways, sevenfold

(indeclinable)

Derived from sapta (seven) with suffix -dhā

Note: Modifies 'prakṣipya'.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

सप्तसु (saptasu) - In the seven 'fires' (sensory objects/fields). (in the seven)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the seven mentioned in the previous verse, or the seven senses/objects.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of samyañc

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'prakṣipya'.

प्रक्षिप्य (prakṣipya) - Having offered the sensory input. (having cast, having thrown, having offered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root KṢIP (to throw) with upasarga PRA

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Action performed by the 'hotāraḥ' before 'janayanti'.

विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - Refers to the senses/faculties when acting wisely. (the wise, the learned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidvas

vidvas - wise, learned, knowing

Perfect Active Participle

From root VID (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'hotāraḥ'.

जनयन्ति (janayanti) - They produce experiences or perceptions. (they generate, they produce, they cause to be born)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jan

Present tense, 3rd person plural (causative)

Causative stem janaya- from root JAN (to be born), Parasmaipada

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

स्वयोनिषु (svayoniṣu) - In the specific sensory organs or mental faculties that are their source of experience. (in their own origins, in their own wombs, in their own sources)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of svayoni

svayoni - one's own origin, one's own womb, inherent source

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+yoni)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, origin, source, place of birth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Refers to the origins of the perceptions.