महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-39

तस्य रेतः प्रचस्कन्द चरतो रुचिरे वने ।
स्कन्नमात्रं च तद्रेतो वृक्षपत्रेण भूमिपः ॥३९॥

39. tasya retaḥ pracaskanda carato rucire vane ,
skannamātraṁ ca tadreto vṛkṣapatreṇa bhūmipaḥ.

39. tasya retaḥ pracaskanda carataḥ rucire vane
skannamātram ca tat retaḥ vṛkṣapatreṇa bhūmipaḥ

39. As he roamed through the beautiful forest, his semen spilled. The king then saw that very semen, immediately after it spilled, collected on a tree leaf.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Vasu's) (his, of him, of that)

• रेतः (retaḥ) - semen (semen, seed, fluid)

• प्रचस्कन्द (pracaskanda) - it spilled (it spilled, it flowed out)

• चरतः (carataḥ) - while he was roaming (roaming, moving)

• रुचिरे (rucire) - beautiful (beautiful, brilliant)

• वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the grove)

• स्कन्नमात्रम् (skannamātram) - immediately after it spilled (as soon as spilled, merely spilled)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत् (tat) - that (semen) (that, this)

• रेतः (retaḥ) - semen (semen, seed, fluid)

• वृक्षपत्रेण (vṛkṣapatreṇa) - on a tree leaf (by means of a tree leaf, on a tree leaf)

• भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - the king (Vasu) (king, ruler of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Vasu's) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive pronoun, referring to the king.

रेतः (retaḥ) - semen (semen, seed, fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, fluid, essence

Note: Subject of 'pracaskanda'.

प्रचस्कन्द (pracaskanda) - it spilled (it spilled, it flowed out)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of praskand

Prefix: pra

Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Past tense of skand.

चरतः (carataḥ) - while he was roaming (roaming, moving)

(verb (participle))

Note: Qualifies tasya (his). Describes the action during which the main verb occurred.

रुचिरे (rucire) - beautiful (beautiful, brilliant)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of rucira

rucira - bright, splendid, beautiful, charming

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies vane.

वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the grove)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Locative case.

स्कन्नमात्रम् (skannamātram) - immediately after it spilled (as soon as spilled, merely spilled)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of skannamātra

skannamātra - merely spilled, as soon as spilled

past passive participle

Compound of skanna (spilled, from root skand) and mātra (mere, only)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (skanna+mātra)

• skanna – spilled, fallen, dropped
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root skand (to spill, drop)
  Root: skand (class 1)
• mātra – measure, quantity, mere, only
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies retaḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तत् (tat) - that (semen) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative adjective qualifying retaḥ.

रेतः (retaḥ) - semen (semen, seed, fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, fluid, essence

Note: Subject (of an implied verb of seeing/noticing).

वृक्षपत्रेण (vṛkṣapatreṇa) - on a tree leaf (by means of a tree leaf, on a tree leaf)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛkṣapatra

vṛkṣapatra - tree leaf

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛkṣa+patra)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• patra – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental case, indicating the surface where the semen fell.

भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - the king (Vasu) (king, ruler of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, ruler of the earth

agent noun

Compound of bhūmi (earth) + pa (protector, ruler)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb (e.g., 'dṛś' - to see, 'dadarśa' - he saw).