योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-140

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
सुखसंचारयोग्यासु जीवे सरति नाडिषु ।
देवपुत्र भवत्येव तद्वीर्यच्यवनं कथम् ॥ १४० ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
sukhasaṃcārayogyāsu jīve sarati nāḍiṣu ,
devaputra bhavatyeva tadvīryacyavanaṃ katham 140

140. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca | sukhasaṃcārayogyāsu jīve sarati nāḍiṣu
| devaputra bhavati eva tat vīryacyavanam katham || 140 ||

140. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca devaputra,
jīve sukhasaṃcārayogyāsu nāḍiṣu sarati eva,
tat vīryacyavanam katham bhavati? 140

140. Śikhidhvaja said: "Son of a god, if the vital force (jīva) moves easily within channels (nāḍī) suitable for such smooth movement, then how can the emission of semen (vīrya-cyavana) possibly occur?"

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - King Śikhidhvaja (Śikhidhvaja (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सुखसंचारयोग्यासु (sukhasaṁcārayogyāsu) - in channels suitable for the easy movement of the vital force (in those suitable for easy movement, in those fit for comfortable passage)

• जीवे (jīve) - in the vital force, in the living being, in the individual soul (jīva)

• सरति (sarati) - moves, flows, glides

• नाडिषु (nāḍiṣu) - in the channels, in the subtle conduits

• देवपुत्र (devaputra) - Addressed to Śuka, Cūḍālā's son (O son of a god)

• भवति (bhavati) - occurs, happens, becomes, is

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• वीर्यच्यवनम् (vīryacyavanam) - emission of semen

• कथम् (katham) - how?

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - King Śikhidhvaja (Śikhidhvaja (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (name of a king, lit. 'one whose banner is a peacock')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – peacock; crest; flame
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सुखसंचारयोग्यासु (sukhasaṁcārayogyāsu) - in channels suitable for the easy movement of the vital force (in those suitable for easy movement, in those fit for comfortable passage)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sukhasaṃcārayogya

sukhasaṁcārayogya - suitable for easy movement

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+saṃcāra+yogya)

• sukha – ease, comfort, happiness
  noun (neuter)
• saṃcāra – movement, wandering, passing through
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root car with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: car (class 1)
• yogya – suitable, fit, proper, worthy
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive
  root yuj + -ya suffix
  Root: yuj (class 7)

जीवे (jīve) - in the vital force, in the living being, in the individual soul (jīva)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, vital; life, vital principle, individual soul (jīva)

Root: jīv (class 1)

सरति (sarati) - moves, flows, glides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sṛ

Root: sṛ (class 1)

नाडिषु (nāḍiṣu) - in the channels, in the subtle conduits

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of nāḍī

nāḍī - tube, pipe, channel, nerve, artery, subtle energy conduit

देवपुत्र (devaputra) - Addressed to Śuka, Cūḍālā's son (O son of a god)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devaputra

devaputra - son of a god, divine son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+putra)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

भवति (bhavati) - occurs, happens, becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

वीर्यच्यवनम् (vīryacyavanam) - emission of semen

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīryacyavana

vīryacyavana - emission of semen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīrya+cyavana)

• vīrya – virility, vigor, strength, power, semen
  noun (neuter)
• cyavana – falling, dripping, emission, removal
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  derived from root cyu
  Root: cyu (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)