महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-85, verse-14

ययातिरुवाच ।
वायुः समुत्कर्षति गर्भयोनिमृतौ रेतः पुष्परसानुपृक्तम् ।
स तत्र तन्मात्रकृताधिकारः क्रमेण संवर्धयतीह गर्भम् ॥१४॥

14. yayātiruvāca ,
vāyuḥ samutkarṣati garbhayoni;mṛtau retaḥ puṣparasānupṛktam ,
sa tatra tanmātrakṛtādhikāraḥ; krameṇa saṁvardhayatīha garbham.

14. yayātiḥ uvāca vāyuḥ samutkarṣati
garbhayonim ṛtau retaḥ puṣparasa
anupṛktam saḥ tatra tanmātrakṛtādhikāraḥ
krameṇa saṃvardhayati iha garbham

14. Yayati said: The vital breath (vāyu) draws the semen, imbued with vital essences, into the womb at the proper time for conception. There, endowed with the function arising from the subtle elements (tanmātras), it gradually develops the embryo.

Words meanings summery:

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (a king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - vital breath (vāyu) (wind, vital breath)

• समुत्कर्षति (samutkarṣati) - draws up, attracts, pulls strongly

• गर्भयोनिम् (garbhayonim) - womb, source of embryo

• ऋतौ (ṛtau) - at the proper time for conception (at the proper time/season, in the right period)

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

• पुष्परस (puṣparasa) - vital essences (essence of flowers, vital fluid, subtle essence)

• अनुपृक्तम् (anupṛktam) - mixed, imbued, impregnated

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तत्र (tatra) - in the womb (there, in that place)

• तन्मात्रकृताधिकारः (tanmātrakṛtādhikāraḥ) - endowed with the function arising from the subtle elements (tanmātras) (having acquired authority/function from the subtle elements (tanmātras))

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, successively

• संवर्धयति (saṁvardhayati) - develops, nourishes, causes to grow

• इह (iha) - within the body (here, in this world/body)

• गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo, fetus

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayati (name of an ancient king)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - vital breath (vāyu) (wind, vital breath)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital breath

समुत्कर्षति (samutkarṣati) - draws up, attracts, pulls strongly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sam-ud-kṛṣ

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

गर्भयोनिम् (garbhayonim) - womb, source of embryo

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of garbhayoni

garbhayoni - womb, source of fetus

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (garbha+yoni)

• garbha – embryo, fetus, womb
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, source, origin
  noun (feminine)

ऋतौ (ṛtau) - at the proper time for conception (at the proper time/season, in the right period)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ṛtu

ṛtu - season, proper time, fixed period

रेतः (retaḥ) - semen, seed, vital fluid

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, fluid, vital power

पुष्परस (puṣparasa) - vital essences (essence of flowers, vital fluid, subtle essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṣparasa

puṣparasa - essence of flowers, vital fluid, subtle essence

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+rasa)

• puṣpa – flower, bloom
  noun (neuter)
• rasa – juice, essence, taste, fluid, vital principle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a larger compound: puṣparasa-anupṛktam

अनुपृक्तम् (anupṛktam) - mixed, imbued, impregnated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anupṛkta

anupṛkta - mixed with, imbued, connected with, impregnated

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: anu

Root: pṛc (class 7)

Note: Modifies `retaḥ`

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - in the womb (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

तन्मात्रकृताधिकारः (tanmātrakṛtādhikāraḥ) - endowed with the function arising from the subtle elements (tanmātras) (having acquired authority/function from the subtle elements (tanmātras))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanmātrakṛtādhikāra

tanmātrakṛtādhikāra - having acquired authority/function by means of the subtle elements

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tanmātra+kṛtādhikāra)

• tanmātra – subtle element (sound, touch, form, taste, smell)
  noun (neuter)
• kṛtādhikāra – one whose authority is made/established
  adjective (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• adhikāra – authority, right, function, entitlement
  noun (masculine)

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, successively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, succession

संवर्धयति (saṁvardhayati) - develops, nourishes, causes to grow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sam-vṛdh

causative

Causative stem from root vṛdh

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

इह (iha) - within the body (here, in this world/body)

(indeclinable)

गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo, fetus

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - embryo, fetus, child in the womb