महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-20, verse-53

ब्रह्मन्न कामकारोऽस्ति स्त्रीणां पुरुषतो धृतिः ।
कामेन मोहिता चाहं त्वां भजन्तीं भजस्व माम् ॥५३॥

53. brahmanna kāmakāro'sti strīṇāṁ puruṣato dhṛtiḥ ,
kāmena mohitā cāhaṁ tvāṁ bhajantīṁ bhajasva mām.

53. brahman na kāmakāraḥ asti strīṇām puruṣataḥ dhṛtiḥ
kāmena mohitā ca aham tvām bhajantīm bhajasva mām

53. brahman strīṇām puruṣataḥ dhṛtiḥ na kāmakāraḥ asti
ca aham kāmena mohitā tvām bhajantīm mām bhajasva

53. O (brahman), women have no independent will; their steadfastness (dhṛti) comes from a man. And I, bewildered by desire (kāma), am devoted to you, so accept me!

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (brahman), O (brahmin)

• न (na) - not, no

• कामकारः (kāmakāraḥ) - acting by one's own will, free will, independent will

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• पुरुषतः (puruṣataḥ) - from a man, due to a man

• धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - firmness, resolve, steadfastness

• कामेन (kāmena) - by desire (kāma)

• मोहिता (mohitā) - deluded, bewildered, infatuated

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• भजन्तीम् (bhajantīm) - serving, devoted to (feminine)

• भजस्व (bhajasva) - serve, accept, devote yourself to

• माम् (mām) - me

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (brahman), O (brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, universal spirit (brahman), a priest, a brahmin (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कामकारः (kāmakāraḥ) - acting by one's own will, free will, independent will

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmakāra

kāmakāra - independent action, arbitrary action, free will

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+kāra)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure (kāma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• kāra – doing, making, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative form.

Root: as (class 2)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

पुरुषतः (puruṣataḥ) - from a man, due to a man

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Ablative suffix -tas appended to 'puruṣa'.

Note: Adverbial use of ablative.

धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - firmness, resolve, steadfastness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti

dhṛti - holding, bearing, firmness, courage, resolve, steadfastness

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कामेन (kāmena) - by desire (kāma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure (kāma)

Root: kam (class 1)

मोहिता (mohitā) - deluded, bewildered, infatuated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mohita

mohita - deluded, bewildered, infatuated, confused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'muh' (to be bewildered, to faint).

Root: muh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

भजन्तीम् (bhajantīm) - serving, devoted to (feminine)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhajant

bhajant - worshipping, serving, devoted

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhaj' (to worship, serve).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भजस्व (bhajasva) - serve, accept, devote yourself to

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of bhaj

Imperative 2nd singular middle

2nd person singular imperative middle voice form from root 'bhaj'.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I