महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-38, verse-21

सन्ति देवनिकायाश्च संकल्पाज्जनयन्ति ये ।
वाचा दृष्ट्या तथा स्पर्शात्संघर्षेणेति पञ्चधा ॥२१॥

21. santi devanikāyāśca saṁkalpājjanayanti ye ,
vācā dṛṣṭyā tathā sparśātsaṁgharṣeṇeti pañcadhā.

21. santi devanikāyāḥ ca saṅkalpāt janayanti ye vācā
dṛṣṭyā tathā sparśāt saṅgharṣeṇa iti pañcadhā

21. ye saṅkalpāt janayanti devanikāyāḥ ca santi vācā dṛṣṭyā
tathā sparśāt saṅgharṣeṇa iti pañcadhā (bhavanti)

21. There are indeed groups of gods who generate (offspring) through sheer resolve (saṅkalpa). This occurs in five ways: by speech, by sight, also by touch, and by embrace.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

• देवनिकायाः (devanikāyāḥ) - groups of gods, divine hosts

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from resolve, by intention, by mere will

• जनयन्ति (janayanti) - they generate, they produce, they cause to be born

• ये (ye) - who

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by word

• दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - by sight, by glance

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, and, also

• स्पर्शात् (sparśāt) - from touch, by touch

• सङ्घर्षेण (saṅgharṣeṇa) - by embrace, by sexual union (by friction, by rubbing, by embrace, by union)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• पञ्चधा (pañcadhā) - in five ways, fivefold

Words meanings and morphology

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

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

present active

2nd conjugation, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

देवनिकायाः (devanikāyāḥ) - groups of gods, divine hosts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devanikāya

devanikāya - group of gods, divine host

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+nikāya)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• nikāya – group, collection, body
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Subject of `santi`.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from resolve, by intention, by mere will

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - resolve, intention, will, mental determination

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Denotes the means or origin.

जनयन्ति (janayanti) - they generate, they produce, they cause to be born

(verb)

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

present active causative

from root `jan` (to be born), causative form, 10th class `janay`

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject is `ye` (referring to `devanikāyāḥ`).

ये (ye) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by word

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Means of generation.

दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - by sight, by glance

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, glance

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Means of generation.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of means.

स्पर्शात् (sparśāt) - from touch, by touch

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact

from root spṛś (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Means of generation.

सङ्घर्षेण (saṅgharṣeṇa) - by embrace, by sexual union (by friction, by rubbing, by embrace, by union)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṅgharṣa

saṅgharṣa - friction, rubbing, contact, embrace, union

from `sam` + root `ghṛṣ` (to rub)

Prefix: sam

Root: ghṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Means of generation.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

पञ्चधा (pañcadhā) - in five ways, fivefold

(indeclinable)

`dhā` suffix added to `pañca` (five)