महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-318, verse-25

गर्भमूत्रपुरीषाणां स्वभावनियता गतिः ।
धारणे वा विसर्गे वा न कर्तुर्विद्यते वशः ॥२५॥

25. garbhamūtrapurīṣāṇāṁ svabhāvaniyatā gatiḥ ,
dhāraṇe vā visarge vā na karturvidyate vaśaḥ.

25. garbhamūtrapurīṣāṇām svabhāvaniyatā gatiḥ
dhāraṇe vā visarge vā na kartuḥ vidyate vaśaḥ

25. garbhamūtrapurīṣāṇām gatiḥ svabhāvaniyatā
(asti)dhāraṇe vā visarge vā kartuḥ vaśaḥ na vidyate

25. The movement of the embryo's urine and feces is regulated by its own intrinsic nature (svabhāva). No one has control over its retention or its expulsion.

Words meanings summery:

• गर्भमूत्रपुरीषाणाम् (garbhamūtrapurīṣāṇām) - of the embryo's urine and feces

• स्वभावनियता (svabhāvaniyatā) - regulated by intrinsic nature, inherently determined

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, course, flow, condition

• धारणे (dhāraṇe) - in retention, in holding

• वा (vā) - or

• विसर्गे (visarge) - in expulsion, in discharge

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not, no

• कर्तुः (kartuḥ) - of the doer, of the agent

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

• वशः (vaśaḥ) - control, power, sway, influence

Words meanings and morphology

गर्भमूत्रपुरीषाणाम् (garbhamūtrapurīṣāṇām) - of the embryo's urine and feces

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of garbhamūtrapurīṣa

garbhamūtrapurīṣa - embryo's urine and feces

Compound type : dvandva (garbha+mūtra+purīṣa)

• garbha – embryo, fetus
  noun (masculine)
• mūtra – urine
  noun (neuter)
• purīṣa – feces, excrement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive case for 'gatiḥ'.

स्वभावनियता (svabhāvaniyatā) - regulated by intrinsic nature, inherently determined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svabhāvaniyata

svabhāvaniyata - regulated by one's own nature, inherently determined

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+niyata)

• svabhāva – own nature, inherent quality, essential property, intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
  noun (masculine)
• niyata – fixed, determined, regulated, constrained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni + yam (to restrain, control)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gatiḥ'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, course, flow, condition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, flow, destination, condition

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

धारणे (dhāraṇe) - in retention, in holding

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhāraṇa

dhāraṇa - holding, bearing, retaining, support

from root dhṛ (to hold)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the act of retaining.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

विसर्गे (visarge) - in expulsion, in discharge

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of visarga

visarga - discharge, emission, expulsion, creation

from vi + sṛj (to let go, discharge)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to the act of expelling.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'vidyate'.

कर्तुः (kartuḥ) - of the doer, of the agent

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator, author

agent noun from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Possessive case for 'vaśaḥ'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense, Middle Voice, Indicative Mood

from root vid, 4th class, P.P. -ya

Root: vid (class 4)

वशः (vaśaḥ) - control, power, sway, influence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, wish, power, control, sway, submission

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.