महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-318, verse-23

संगत्या जठरे न्यस्तं रेतोबिन्दुमचेतनम् ।
केन यत्नेन जीवन्तं गर्भं त्वमिह पश्यसि ॥२३॥

23. saṁgatyā jaṭhare nyastaṁ retobindumacetanam ,
kena yatnena jīvantaṁ garbhaṁ tvamiha paśyasi.

23. saṅgatyā jaṭhare nyastam retobindum acetanam
kena yatnena jīvantam garbham tvam iha paśyasi

23. tvam iha jaṭhare saṅgatyā nyastam acetanam
retobindum jīvantam garbham kena yatnena paśyasi

23. By what effort do you see an unconscious drop of semen, placed in the womb through sexual union, become a living embryo here?

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्गत्या (saṅgatyā) - by means of union, by connection, through intercourse

• जठरे (jaṭhare) - in the womb, in the belly

• न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, deposited, thrown

• रेतोबिन्दुम् (retobindum) - a drop of semen

• अचेतनम् (acetanam) - unconscious, inanimate, without consciousness

• केन (kena) - by what, by which

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, by exertion

• जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - living, alive, existing

• गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo, fetus

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्गत्या (saṅgatyā) - by means of union, by connection, through intercourse

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṅgati

saṅgati - union, connection, association, sexual intercourse

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

जठरे (jaṭhare) - in the womb, in the belly

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jaṭhara

jaṭhara - belly, abdomen, womb

न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, deposited, thrown

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, deposited, thrown, fixed

Past Passive Participle

from ni + as (to throw)

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'retobindum'.

रेतोबिन्दुम् (retobindum) - a drop of semen

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of retobindu

retobindu - a drop of semen

Compound type : tatpurusha (retas+bindu)

• retas – semen, seed, fluid
  noun (neuter)
• bindu – drop, point, dot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object, qualified by 'acetanam' and 'nyastam'.

अचेतनम् (acetanam) - unconscious, inanimate, without consciousness

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, inanimate, senseless, unintelligent

A privative compound (na + cetana)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+cetana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  privative prefix
• cetana – conscious, sentient, consciousness
  adjective (masculine)
  from root cit
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'retobindum'.

केन (kena) - by what, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Qualifies 'yatnena'.

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, by exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, striving, endeavor

from root yat

Root: yat (class 1)

जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - living, alive, existing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present Active Participle

from root jīv, P.P. -at

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'garbham'.

गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo, fetus

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, child, inside

Note: Direct object of 'paśyasi'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Note: Subject of 'paśyasi'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood

from root dṛś, 4th conjugation, vikaraṇa śyaN, becomes paśya- in present stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)