महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-72, verse-16

विहीनान्सर्वकामेभ्यो दासभाववशं गतान् ।
धर्मपाशपरिक्षिप्तानशक्तानिव विक्रमे ॥१६॥

16. vihīnānsarvakāmebhyo dāsabhāvavaśaṁ gatān ,
dharmapāśaparikṣiptānaśaktāniva vikrame.

16. vihīnān sarvakāmebhyaḥ dāsabhāvavaśaṃ gatān
dharmapāśaparikṣiptān aśaktān iva vikrame

16. Those who are deprived of all their desires, who have fallen under the sway of servitude, who are bound by the fetters of natural law (dharma), and who are, as it were, powerless in their valor.

Words meanings summery:

• विहीनान् (vihīnān) - deprived, destitute, devoid of

• सर्वकामेभ्यः (sarvakāmebhyaḥ) - from all desires, from all objects of pleasure

• दासभाववशं (dāsabhāvavaśaṁ) - the state of being subject to servitude, under the sway of servitude

• गतान् (gatān) - gone, reached, fallen into

• धर्मपाशपरिक्षिप्तान् (dharmapāśaparikṣiptān) - bound by the fetters of natural law (dharma), constrained by the ropes of natural law

• अशक्तान् (aśaktān) - powerless, incapable, helpless

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• विक्रमे (vikrame) - in valor, in power, in prowess, in might

Words meanings and morphology

विहीनान् (vihīnān) - deprived, destitute, devoid of

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vihīna

vihīna - deprived, destitute, devoid of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √hā with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the subjects of the previous verse, likely the Pāṇḍavas.

सर्वकामेभ्यः (sarvakāmebhyaḥ) - from all desires, from all objects of pleasure

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of sarvakāma

sarvakāma - all desires, all objects of pleasure

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+kāma)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• kāma – desire, wish, object of desire, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

दासभाववशं (dāsabhāvavaśaṁ) - the state of being subject to servitude, under the sway of servitude

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dāsabhāvavaśa

dāsabhāvavaśa - the state of being subject to servitude, under the sway of servitude

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāsabhāva+vaśa)

• dāsabhāva – state of servitude
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – sway, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)

गतान् (gatān) - gone, reached, fallen into

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vihīnān'.

धर्मपाशपरिक्षिप्तान् (dharmapāśaparikṣiptān) - bound by the fetters of natural law (dharma), constrained by the ropes of natural law

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharmapāśaparikṣipta

dharmapāśaparikṣipta - bound by the fetters of dharma, constrained by the ropes of natural law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharmapāśa+parikṣipta)

• dharmapāśa – fetters of natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• parikṣipta – bound, enclosed, surrounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṣip with prefix pari-
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'vihīnān'.

अशक्तान् (aśaktān) - powerless, incapable, helpless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśakta

aśakta - powerless, incapable, helpless

Negation of śakta

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śakta – capable, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √śak
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vihīnān'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

विक्रमे (vikrame) - in valor, in power, in prowess, in might

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, power, prowess, might, heroism

Derived from √kram with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)