महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-203, verse-20

संधौ संधौ संनिविष्टः सर्वेष्वपि तथानिलः ।
शरीरेषु मनुष्याणां व्यान इत्युपदिष्यते ॥२०॥

20. saṁdhau saṁdhau saṁniviṣṭaḥ sarveṣvapi tathānilaḥ ,
śarīreṣu manuṣyāṇāṁ vyāna ityupadiṣyate.

20. sandhau sandhau saṃniviṣṭaḥ sarveṣu api tathā
anilaḥ śarīreṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ vyānaḥ iti upadiṣyate

20. The vital air (anila), which is situated in every joint and similarly in all human bodies, is declared to be the vital air (vyāna).

Words meanings summery:

• सन्धौ (sandhau) - in each joint (in a joint)

• सन्धौ (sandhau) - in each joint (in a joint)

• संनिविष्टः (saṁniviṣṭaḥ) - residing, situated (entered, seated, situated, residing)

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (similarly, likewise, thus)

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the vital air, here referring to Vyāna before it is named (wind, air, vital air)

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in the bodies (of humans) (in bodies)

• मनुष्याणां (manuṣyāṇāṁ) - of humans, of men

• व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - one of the five vital airs (prāṇas), responsible for circulation and diffusion throughout the body (vyāna (diffused vital air))

• इति (iti) - "as Vyāna" or "Vyāna by name" (thus, so, indicating direct speech or definition)

• उपदिष्यते (upadiṣyate) - is declared, is named (is taught, is declared, is enjoined)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्धौ (sandhau) - in each joint (in a joint)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sandhi

sandhi - joint, union, connection, treaty, euphonic combination

From upasarga 'sam' and root 'dhā'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'every'.

सन्धौ (sandhau) - in each joint (in a joint)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sandhi

sandhi - joint, union, connection, treaty, euphonic combination

From upasarga 'sam' and root 'dhā'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'every'.

संनिविष्टः (saṁniviṣṭaḥ) - residing, situated (entered, seated, situated, residing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃniviṣṭa

saṁniviṣṭa - entered, seated, located, residing, firmly fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root viś (to enter) with upasargas sam and ni.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to `śarīreṣu`.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (similarly, likewise, thus)

(indeclinable)

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the vital air, here referring to Vyāna before it is named (wind, air, vital air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, vital air (prāṇa), breath

From 'a' (not) and 'nila' (standing still), hence 'moving'.

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in the bodies (of humans) (in bodies)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Root: śrī

मनुष्याणां (manuṣyāṇāṁ) - of humans, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, person, human being

From manu.

Note: Possessive, modifies `śarīreṣu`.

व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - one of the five vital airs (prāṇas), responsible for circulation and diffusion throughout the body (vyāna (diffused vital air))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāna

vyāna - diffused air, one of the five vital airs (prāṇas)

From upasarga 'vi' and root 'an' (to breathe).

Prefix: vi

Root: an (class 2)

इति (iti) - "as Vyāna" or "Vyāna by name" (thus, so, indicating direct speech or definition)

(indeclinable)

उपदिष्यते (upadiṣyate) - is declared, is named (is taught, is declared, is enjoined)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upadiś

Present passive, ātmanepada from root diś (to point out, show) with upasarga upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'anilaḥ' (implied as Vyāna).