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).

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)