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

तां दिव्यवपुषं दृष्ट्वा तस्यर्षेर्भावितात्मनः ।
रेतः स्कन्नं सरस्वत्यां तत्सा जग्राह निम्नगा ॥९॥

9. tāṁ divyavapuṣaṁ dṛṣṭvā tasyarṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ ,
retaḥ skannaṁ sarasvatyāṁ tatsā jagrāha nimnagā.

9. tām divyavapuṣam dṛṣṭvā tasya ṛṣeḥ bhāvitātmanaḥ
retaḥ skannam sarasvatyām tat sā jagrāha nimnagā

9. tām divyavapuṣam dṛṣṭvā bhāvitātmanaḥ tasya ṛṣeḥ retaḥ sarasvatyām skannam.
sā nimnagā tat jagrāha.

9. Having seen that divine-bodied Apsaras, the semen (retas) of that sage, whose self (ātman) was cultivated, fell into the Sarasvati. The river (nimnagā) itself then took that.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (Apsaras) (her, that (feminine))

• दिव्यवपुषम् (divyavapuṣam) - divine-bodied (having a divine body/form)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (sage) (his, of him, of that)

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage (of the sage, of the seer)

• भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of one whose self (ātman) was cultivated (of one whose self/mind is cultivated, purified, devoted)

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

• स्कन्नम् (skannam) - fell, discharged (fallen, spilt, discharged)

• सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - into the Sarasvati river (in/on the Sarasvati river)

• तत् (tat) - that (semen) (that, it (neuter))

• सा (sā) - she (the river) (she, that (feminine))

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - she took, received (he/she took, seized, received)

• निम्नगा (nimnagā) - the river (Sarasvati) (river)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (Apsaras) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā. Refers to Alambusā.

दिव्यवपुषम् (divyavapuṣam) - divine-bodied (having a divine body/form)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divyavapus

divyavapus - having a divine body, of divine form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divya+vapus)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from div (heaven) with suffix ya.
• vapus – body, form, figure, shape, wondrous form
  noun (neuter)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (sage) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage.

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage (of the sage, of the seer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of one whose self (ātman) was cultivated (of one whose self/mind is cultivated, purified, devoted)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose self (ātman) is cultivated, purified, or developed; devoted-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, caused to be, developed, imagined
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of √bhū (to be) in the causative bhāvayati.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, vital breath, the Supreme Self
  noun (masculine)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, fluid, essence, germ

Derived from √rī (to flow).

Root: rī (class 4)

Note: The bracketed term in translation.

स्कन्नम् (skannam) - fell, discharged (fallen, spilt, discharged)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of skanna

skanna - fallen, spilled, discharged, slipped

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √skand (to leap, fall).

Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Predicative use.

सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - into the Sarasvati river (in/on the Sarasvati river)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvati (a sacred river, goddess of knowledge)

Note: Indicates location where the semen fell.

तत् (tat) - that (semen) (that, it (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to retaḥ.

सा (sā) - she (the river) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of jagrāha. Refers to nimnagā.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - she took, received (he/she took, seized, received)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √grah

Root √grah, 9th class (or irregular perfect formation).

Root: grah (class 9)

निम्नगा (nimnagā) - the river (Sarasvati) (river)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nimnagā

nimnagā - a river, stream, (one that goes down)

From nimna (down) + gā (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimna+gā)

• nimna – low, deep, submerged, downhill
  adjective (masculine)
• gā – going, moving, a goer
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun
  Derived from √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The bracketed term in translation.