महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-265, verse-9

भजस्व मां वरारोहे महार्हाभरणाम्बरा ।
भव मे सर्वनारीणामुत्तमा वरवर्णिनि ॥९॥

9. bhajasva māṁ varārohe mahārhābharaṇāmbarā ,
bhava me sarvanārīṇāmuttamā varavarṇini.

9. bhajasva mām varārohe mahārhābharaṇāmbarā
bhava me sarvanārīṇām uttamā varavarṇini

9. O lady with beautiful hips, adorned with costly ornaments and garments, devote yourself to me. O lady of beautiful complexion, be the foremost among all my women.

9. הו יפת הירכיים, התמסרי אליי, ולבשי בגדים ותכשיטים יקרי ערך. הו יפת העור, היי הנעלה מכל נשותיי.

Words meanings summery:

• भजस्व (bhajasva) - devote yourself, serve, worship

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• वरारोहे (varārohe) - O lady with beautiful hips/thighs

• महार्हाभरणाम्बरा (mahārhābharaṇāmbarā) - O lady with costly ornaments and garments

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• सर्वनारीणाम् (sarvanārīṇām) - of all women

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - best, foremost, highest

• वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O lady of beautiful complexion

Words meanings and morphology

भजस्व (bhajasva) - devote yourself, serve, worship

(verb)

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

Imperative middle voice, 2nd person singular

Root bhaj, 1st conjugation, atmanepada, imperative mood, 2nd singular

Root: bhaj (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

वरारोहे (varārohe) - O lady with beautiful hips/thighs

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varārohā

varārohā - a woman with beautiful hips/thighs

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+āroha)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful, boon
  adjective (masculine)
• āroha – hip, buttock, rising, mounting
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

महार्हाभरणाम्बरा (mahārhābharaṇāmbarā) - O lady with costly ornaments and garments

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahārhābharaṇāmbarā

mahārhābharaṇāmbarā - adorned with costly ornaments and garments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahārha+ābharaṇa+ambara)

• mahārha – very valuable, costly
  adjective (masculine)
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• ambara – garment, sky
  noun (neuter)

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative active voice, 2nd person singular

Root bhū, 1st conjugation, parasmaipada, imperative mood, 2nd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Also dative case. Here, 'my'.

सर्वनारीणाम् (sarvanārīṇām) - of all women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarvanārī

sarvanārī - all women

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+nārī)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• nārī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

उत्तमा (uttamā) - best, foremost, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, supreme, excellent

Note: Here in agreement with the implied 'you' (the woman addressed).

वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O lady of beautiful complexion

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - a woman of beautiful complexion, beautiful lady

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇin)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful, boon
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇin – having a color or complexion, painted, described
  adjective (masculine)

Note: From varavarṇin, feminine varavarṇinī.

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