महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-36

धर्मयुक्ता द्विजाः श्रेष्ठा वेदयुक्ता भवन्ति च ।
बभूव यज्ञो वेदेभ्यो यज्ञः प्रीणाति देवताः ॥३६॥

36. dharmayuktā dvijāḥ śreṣṭhā vedayuktā bhavanti ca ,
babhūva yajño vedebhyo yajñaḥ prīṇāti devatāḥ.

36. dharmayuktāḥ dvijāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ vedayuktāḥ bhavanti
ca babhūva yajñaḥ vedebhyaḥ yajñaḥ prīṇāti devatāḥ

36. dharmayuktāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ dvijāḥ ca vedayuktāḥ bhavanti.
yajñaḥ vedebhyaḥ babhūva.
(saḥ) yajñaḥ devatāḥ prīṇāti.

36. The best among the twice-born (dvija), those who are connected with natural law (dharma), also become connected with the Vedas. The Vedic ritual (yajña) originated from the Vedas, and the Vedic ritual (yajña) pleases the deities.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मयुक्ताः (dharmayuktāḥ) - connected with natural law (dharma) (endowed with dharma, connected with natural law)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born (dvija), referring to Brahmins (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake)

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - best, excellent (best, excellent, principal)

• वेदयुक्ताः (vedayuktāḥ) - connected with the Vedas (endowed with Vedas, connected with Vedas)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become (they are, they become)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• बभूव (babhūva) - it originated (he/it became, he/it originated)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship)

• वेदेभ्यः (vedebhyaḥ) - from the Vedas (from the Vedas, to the Vedas)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship)

• प्रीणाति (prīṇāti) - it propitiates, pleases (he/it pleases, satisfies, propitiates)

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities (deities, gods)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मयुक्ताः (dharmayuktāḥ) - connected with natural law (dharma) (endowed with dharma, connected with natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmayukta

dharmayukta - connected with dharma, righteous

Compound of dharma and yukta

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+yukta)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, engaged in
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dvijāḥ'.

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born (dvija), referring to Brahmins (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, snake, tooth

Compound of dvi (two) and ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Derived from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - best, excellent (best, excellent, principal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, principal

Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent)

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dvijāḥ'.

वेदयुक्ताः (vedayuktāḥ) - connected with the Vedas (endowed with Vedas, connected with Vedas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedayukta

vedayukta - connected with the Vedas

Compound of veda and yukta

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+yukta)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, engaged in
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dvijāḥ'.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become (they are, they become)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice, indicative mood

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - it originated (he/it became, he/it originated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, indicative mood

Root: bhū (class 1)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Derived from root yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva' and 'prīṇāti'.

वेदेभ्यः (vedebhyaḥ) - from the Vedas (from the Vedas, to the Vedas)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge

Derived from root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source of the yajña.

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Derived from root yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'prīṇāti'.

प्रीणाति (prīṇāti) - it propitiates, pleases (he/it pleases, satisfies, propitiates)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, indicative mood

Root: prī (class 9)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities (deities, gods)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, god, divinity

Derived from deva with tāl suffix

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prīṇāti'.