महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-220, verse-17

एवमेते पिशाचानामसंख्येया गणाः स्मृताः ।
घण्टायाः सपताकायाः शृणु मे संभवं नृप ॥१७॥

17. evamete piśācānāmasaṁkhyeyā gaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ,
ghaṇṭāyāḥ sapatākāyāḥ śṛṇu me saṁbhavaṁ nṛpa.

17. evam ete piśācānām asaṃkhyeyāḥ gaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
ghaṇṭāyāḥ sapatākāyāḥ śṛṇu me saṃbhavam nṛpa

17. Thus, these innumerable hosts of piśācas are known. Now, O king, listen to me about the origin of the bell with its banner.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एते (ete) - these

• पिशाचानाम् (piśācānām) - of the piśācas, of the demons

• असंख्येयाः (asaṁkhyeyāḥ) - countless, innumerable

• गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - hosts, groups, attendants

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - remembered, known

• घण्टायाः (ghaṇṭāyāḥ) - of the bell

• सपताकायाः (sapatākāyāḥ) - of the one with a banner, provided with a banner

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen

• मे (me) - from me, to me

• संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - origin, birth, possibility

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

पिशाचानाम् (piśācānām) - of the piśācas, of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of piśāca

piśāca - a type of demon, goblin, ghoul

असंख्येयाः (asaṁkhyeyāḥ) - countless, innumerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asaṃkhyeya

asaṁkhyeya - innumerable, countless, not to be counted

Gerundive

Derived from root KHYĀ (to count) with prefix SAM and negation A, and suffix -ya

Prefixes: a+sam

Root: KHYĀ (class 2)

गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - hosts, groups, attendants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - host, multitude, group, troop, attendant

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - remembered, known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, traditional, known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root SMṚ (to remember)

Root: SMṚ (class 1)

घण्टायाः (ghaṇṭāyāḥ) - of the bell

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ghaṇṭā

ghaṇṭā - bell

सपताकायाः (sapatākāyāḥ) - of the one with a banner, provided with a banner

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sapatākā

sapatākā - having a banner, with a flag

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+patākā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• patākā – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śṛ

Imperative

Second person singular imperative, active voice of root ŚRU

Root: ŚRU (class 5)

मे (me) - from me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - origin, birth, possibility

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, birth, possibility, existence

Prefix: sam

Root: BHŪ (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  adjective
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root PĀ (to protect)
  Root: PĀ (class 2)