महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-13

दृष्ट्वा तेऽप्सरसं रेतो यत्स्कन्नं प्रागलम्बुसाम् ।
तत्कुक्षिणा वै ब्रह्मर्षे त्वद्भक्त्या धृतवत्यहम् ॥१३॥

13. dṛṣṭvā te'psarasaṁ reto yatskannaṁ prāgalambusām ,
tatkukṣiṇā vai brahmarṣe tvadbhaktyā dhṛtavatyaham.

13. dṛṣṭvā te apsarasam retaḥ yat skannam prāgalambusām
tat kukṣiṇā vai brahmarṣe tvat bhaktyā dhṛtavatī aham

13. brahmarṣe te apsarasam dṛṣṭvā yat prāgalambusām skannam
retaḥ tat aham vai kukṣiṇā tvat bhaktyā dhṛtavatī

13. O brahmarṣi, that semen (`retas`) of yours, which fell when you saw the apsara and were in a dangling posture (`prāgalambusām`), that very semen I indeed held in my womb by means of my devotion (bhakti) to you.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• ते (te) - your, of you

• अप्सरसम् (apsarasam) - an apsara (celestial nymph)

• रेतः (retaḥ) - semen, seed, germ, virility (retas)

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• स्कन्नम् (skannam) - fallen, discharged

• प्रागलम्बुसाम् (prāgalambusām) - in a state of hanging down or dangling, referring to the sage's posture when the semen fell. (in a dangling posture)

• तत् (tat) - that semen (that)

• कुक्षिणा (kukṣiṇā) - by the womb

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O Brahmarshi (a class of Rṣis, brahmin sages)

• त्वत् (tvat) - your, by you

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion (bhakti), out of devotion

• धृतवती (dhṛtavatī) - having borne, having held

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from √dṛś with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Genitive singular of yuṣmad (alternative to tava).

Note: Refers to the sage's semen.

अप्सरसम् (apsarasam) - an apsara (celestial nymph)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apsaras

apsaras - celestial nymph, a mythical being of beautiful female form

From ap (water) + sṛ (to move, to flow). 'Moving in water/clouds'.

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

रेतः (retaḥ) - semen, seed, germ, virility (retas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, germ, fluid, virility (retas)

From √rī (to flow, to pour).

Root: rī (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause yat skannam.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Pronominal stem.

Note: Connects the clause to retaḥ.

स्कन्नम् (skannam) - fallen, discharged

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of skand

skand - to jump, to fall, to drop, to be discharged

Past Passive Participle

From √skand (class 1, skandati) with suffix -ta. Neuter nominative singular.

Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the semen.

प्रागलम्बुसाम् (prāgalambusām) - in a state of hanging down or dangling, referring to the sage's posture when the semen fell. (in a dangling posture)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prāgalambusa

prāgalambusa - hanging down, pendulous; referring to a specific ascetic posture or a general state of dangling.

Likely from pra-ā-lamb (to hang down) with an unusual suffixation or a variant reading. The -ām ending is genitive plural, which is grammatically challenging in this context; it is here interpreted adverbially, describing the circumstances of the fall, or as a noun phrase in genitive referring to 'circumstances of hanging'.

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Describes the circumstances or state during the falling of the semen.

तत् (tat) - that semen (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Object of dhṛtavatī.

कुक्षिणा (kukṣiṇā) - by the womb

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kukṣi

kukṣi - womb, belly, abdomen

Instrumental singular of kukṣi (masculine).

Note: The instrument of holding.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

Note: Adds emphasis.

ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O Brahmarshi (a class of Rṣis, brahmin sages)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - brahmin sage, a sage of the brahmin caste (ṛṣi)

Compound of brahman and ṛṣi.

Note: The sage being addressed.

त्वत् (tvat) - your, by you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Ablative singular of yuṣmad. Used here as a component in a compound to mean 'your'.

Note: Forms the first part of the compound tvat bhaktyā.

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion (bhakti), out of devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, worship, attachment (bhakti)

From √bhaj (to divide, to share, to serve, to adore).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: In the compound tvat bhaktyā (by devotion to you).

धृतवती (dhṛtavatī) - having borne, having held

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛ

dhṛ - to hold, to bear, to carry, to sustain

Perfect Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of the perfect active participle formed from √dhṛ with suffix -vat.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The main verb-like element for aham.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Nominative singular of asmad.