महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-203, verse-22

प्राणानां संनिपातात्तु संनिपातः प्रजायते ।
ऊष्मा चाग्निरिति ज्ञेयो योऽन्नं पचति देहिनाम् ॥२२॥

22. prāṇānāṁ saṁnipātāttu saṁnipātaḥ prajāyate ,
ūṣmā cāgniriti jñeyo yo'nnaṁ pacati dehinām.

22. prāṇānām saṃnipātāt tu saṃnipātaḥ prajāyate |
ūṣmā ca agniḥ iti jñeyaḥ yaḥ annam pacati dehinām

22. Indeed, a (physiological) combination arises from the conjunction of the vital breaths (prāṇas). The heat, which digests food for embodied beings, should be understood as fire (agni).

22. מהתנגשות הפְּרָאנוֹת נוצרת תנועה מתנגשת, וכך נוצרים חום ואש, שהם מה שמעכל את המזון של בעלי הגוף.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणानाम् (prāṇānām) - of the vital airs, of the breaths, of the life-forces

• संनिपातात् (saṁnipātāt) - from the combination, from the conjunction, from the falling together

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, on the other hand

• संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - physiological combination or process of bodily humors (combination, collection, concourse, disease)

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - arises, is born, is produced

• ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - bodily heat, digestive heat (heat, warmth, vital heat)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - digestive fire (agni) (fire, digestive fire)

• इति (iti) - thus, as designated (thus, so, indicating direct speech or designation)

• ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - is to be known or understood (to be known, knowable, understandable)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (refers to the heat) (who, which)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, nourishment

• पचति (pacati) - cooks, digests

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures, of living beings

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणानाम् (prāṇānām) - of the vital airs, of the breaths, of the life-forces

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital air, breath, life-force, spirit, respiration

From pra-an (to breathe forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

संनिपातात् (saṁnipātāt) - from the combination, from the conjunction, from the falling together

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃnipāta

saṁnipāta - conjunction, combination, concourse, falling together, attack of disease, accumulation

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - physiological combination or process of bodily humors (combination, collection, concourse, disease)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnipāta

saṁnipāta - conjunction, combination, concourse, falling together, attack of disease, accumulation

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - arises, is born, is produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-jan

Present Tense

Root jan (4th class, Ātmanepada) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - bodily heat, digestive heat (heat, warmth, vital heat)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūṣman

ūṣman - heat, warmth, vital heat, steam

Nominative singular of ūṣman (n-stem)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - digestive fire (agni) (fire, digestive fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire, digestive fire, heat

इति (iti) - thus, as designated (thus, so, indicating direct speech or designation)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - is to be known or understood (to be known, knowable, understandable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, to be understood, perceptible

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

From root jñā with suffix -eya

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used predicatively

यः (yaḥ) - which (refers to the heat) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun agreeing with ūṣmā and agniḥ

अन्नम् (annam) - food, nourishment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, sustenance, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle (from ad, to eat) but used as a noun.

From root ad (to eat) + kta suffix

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Object of pacati

पचति (pacati) - cooks, digests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pac

Present Tense

Root pac (1st class, Parasmaipada)

Root: pac (class 1)

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures, of living beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - embodied, possessing a body, creature, living being

From deha (body) + in (possessing)

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