महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-220, verse-12

त एते विविधाकारा गणा ज्ञेया मनीषिभिः ।
तव पारिषदा घोरा य एते पिशिताशनाः ॥१२॥

12. ta ete vividhākārā gaṇā jñeyā manīṣibhiḥ ,
tava pāriṣadā ghorā ya ete piśitāśanāḥ.

12. te ete vividhākārāḥ gaṇāḥ jñeyāḥ manīṣibhiḥ
tava pāriṣadāḥ ghorāḥ ye ete piśitāśanāḥ

12. The wise should know that these hosts of various forms are your terrifying attendants, who consume flesh.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• एते (ete) - these

• विविधाकाराः (vividhākārāḥ) - of various forms, diverse in appearance

• गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - hosts, attendants, groups, troops

• ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - to be known, should be known

• मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent ones

• तव (tava) - your

• पारिषदाः (pāriṣadāḥ) - attendants, members of an assembly

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

• ये (ye) - who, which

• एते (ete) - these

• पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters, carnivores

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: The Devanagari shows `त` (ta), but grammatically `ते` (te) is required here as a plural demonstrative pronoun modifying `gaṇāḥ`.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

विविधाकाराः (vividhākārāḥ) - of various forms, diverse in appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vividhākāra

vividhākāra - of various forms, diverse in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+ākāra)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - hosts, attendants, groups, troops

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - host, attendant, group, troop, retinue

ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - to be known, should be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñeya

jñeya - knowable, to be known, should be known

Gerundive

Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -eya

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Gerundive, agreeing with `gaṇāḥ`

मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful (person)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पारिषदाः (pāriṣadāḥ) - attendants, members of an assembly

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāriṣada

pāriṣada - attendant, companion, member of an assembly/retinue

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrifying, dreadful, formidable, terrible

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: The Devanagari shows `य` (ya), but grammatically, `ये` (ye) is required here as a plural relative pronoun modifying `gaṇāḥ`.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters, carnivores

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piśitāśana

piśitāśana - flesh-eater, carnivore

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piśita+aśana)

• piśita – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food, that which eats
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)