महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-112, verse-24

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
अनुदर्शितं भगवता यथा धर्मोऽनुगच्छति ।
एतत्तु ज्ञातुमिच्छामि कथं रेतः प्रवर्तते ॥२४॥

24. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
anudarśitaṁ bhagavatā yathā dharmo'nugacchati ,
etattu jñātumicchāmi kathaṁ retaḥ pravartate.

24. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca anudarśitam bhagavatā yathā dharmaḥ
anugacchati etat tu jñātum icchāmi katham retaḥ pravartate

24. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca bhagavatā yathā dharmaḥ anugacchati
anudarśitam etat tu jñātum icchāmi katham retaḥ pravartate

24. Yudhishthira said: 'It has been explained by the venerable one how natural law (dharma) operates. But this I wish to know: how does semen originate?'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अनुदर्शितम् (anudarśitam) - has been explained (shown, explained, demonstrated)

• भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the venerable one (by the venerable one, by the blessed one, by your Lordship)

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteous conduct, duty)

• अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - operates (follows, proceeds, is followed, operates)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand)

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know (to know, to understand)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

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

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - originates (origines, proceeds, is produced, functions)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steadfast in battle, Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अनुदर्शितम् (anudarśitam) - has been explained (shown, explained, demonstrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anudarśita

anudarśita - shown, explained, demonstrated

Past Passive Participle

from anu-√dṛś

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the venerable one (by the venerable one, by the blessed one, by your Lordship)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, blessed, divine, glorious

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Brihaspati

यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteous conduct, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteous conduct, duty, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अनुगच्छति (anugacchati) - operates (follows, proceeds, is followed, operates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anugam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know (to know, to understand)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, fluid, essence

Root: rī (class 4)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - originates (origines, proceeds, is produced, functions)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)