महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-291, verse-5

साहमद्य भृशं भीता गृहीता च करे भृशम् ।
कथं त्वकार्यं कुर्यां वै प्रदानं ह्यात्मनः स्वयम् ॥५॥

5. sāhamadya bhṛśaṁ bhītā gṛhītā ca kare bhṛśam ,
kathaṁ tvakāryaṁ kuryāṁ vai pradānaṁ hyātmanaḥ svayam.

5. sā aham adya bhṛśam bhītā gṛhītā ca kare bhṛśam katham
tu akāryam kuryām vai pradānam hi ātmanaḥ svayam

5. I am now greatly afraid and firmly seized by the hand. How indeed can I commit such an improper act as giving myself away voluntarily?

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that one

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very much

• भीता (bhītā) - afraid, frightened

• गृहीता (gṛhītā) - seized, taken, grasped

• च (ca) - and

• करे (kare) - in the hand

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very much

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - an improper act, a wrong deed

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - may I do, should I do

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• प्रदानम् (pradānam) - giving away, bestowal

• हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of myself (of myself, of the self (ātman))

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by myself, oneself, voluntarily

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

भीता (bhītā) - afraid, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

गृहीता (gṛhītā) - seized, taken, grasped

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - seized, taken, grasped, captured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root grah (to seize, take)

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

करे (kare) - in the hand

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - an improper act, a wrong deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper, wrong

Gerundive (karmaṇi pratyaya)

Negation 'a' + root kṛ with suffix -ya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kārya – to be done, proper, duty
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (karmaṇi pratyaya)
  Root kṛ with suffix -ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a noun here meaning 'an improper act'.

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - may I do, should I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्रदानम् (pradānam) - giving away, bestowal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - giving, granting, bestowal, donation

From pra-dā (to give forth, grant)

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Causal or emphatic particle.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of myself (of myself, of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used reflexively here.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by myself, oneself, voluntarily

(indeclinable)