महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-43, verse-14

सज्जन्ति पुरुषे नार्यः पुंसां सोऽर्थश्च पुष्कलः ।
अन्यथा रक्षतः शापोऽभविष्यत्ते गतिश्च सा ॥१४॥

14. sajjanti puruṣe nāryaḥ puṁsāṁ so'rthaśca puṣkalaḥ ,
anyathā rakṣataḥ śāpo'bhaviṣyatte gatiśca sā.

14. sajjanti puruṣe nāryaḥ puṃsām saḥ arthaḥ ca puṣkalaḥ
anyathā rakṣataḥ śāpaḥ abhaviṣyat te gatiḥ ca sā

14. Women become attached to men, and that is a considerable objective for men. However, if a protector acts otherwise (improperly), a curse would surely have been his lot, and that would be his ultimate destination (gati).

Words meanings summery:

• सज्जन्ति (sajjanti) - they cling, they attach, they dwell

• पुरुषे (puruṣe) - in/to a man, on a person

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, object, wealth, meaning

• च (ca) - and

• पुष्कलः (puṣkalaḥ) - abundant, full, ample, excellent

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

• रक्षतः (rakṣataḥ) - of a protector (who acts improperly) (of a protector, of one who protects)

• शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse

• अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would have been, would occur

• ते (te) - your, to you

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - fate, destination, course

• च (ca) - and

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

सज्जन्ति (sajjanti) - they cling, they attach, they dwell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sajj

Present Indicative Mood, Parasmaipada

3rd person plural present active

Root: saj (class 1)

पुरुषे (puruṣe) - in/to a man, on a person

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, the Supreme Being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Indicates the object of attachment.

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

Note: Subject of 'sajjanti'.

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person

Note: Expresses possession or relation to 'artha'.

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'artha' (objective).

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, object, wealth, meaning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, advantage

Note: Subject of the implicit 'is'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुष्कलः (puṣkalaḥ) - abundant, full, ample, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣkala

puṣkala - abundant, full, ample, excellent, loud

Note: Qualifies 'arthaḥ'.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a counterfactual condition.

रक्षतः (rakṣataḥ) - of a protector (who acts improperly) (of a protector, of one who protects)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, guarding, a protector

Present Active Participle

From root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the agent of protection. The 'anyathā' suggests improper action leading to a curse.

शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhaviṣyat'.

अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would have been, would occur

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, conditional (lṛṅ) of bhū

Conditional Mood, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular conditional active

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses a hypothetical outcome.

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indicates possession ('your fate').

गतिः (gatiḥ) - fate, destination, course

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, state, condition, fate, destination (gati)

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate of the implied 'abhaviṣyat'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śāpaḥ' and 'gatiḥ'.

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'gatiḥ'.