महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-234, verse-29

धर्मलब्धैर्युतो दारैरग्नीनुत्पाद्य धर्मतः ।
द्वितीयमायुषो भागं गृहमेधिव्रती भवेत् ॥२९॥

29. dharmalabdhairyuto dārairagnīnutpādya dharmataḥ ,
dvitīyamāyuṣo bhāgaṁ gṛhamedhivratī bhavet.

29. dharmalabdhaiḥ yutaḥ dāraiḥ agnīn utpādya dharmataḥ
dvitīyam āyuṣaḥ bhāgam gṛhamedhivratī bhavet

29. dharmalabdhaiḥ dāraiḥ yutaḥ dharmataḥ agnīn utpādya
āyuṣaḥ dvitīyam bhāgam gṛhamedhivratī bhavet

29. Then, accompanied by wives (dāra) acquired through lawful (dharma) means, and having ritually kindled the sacred fires according to natural law (dharma), one should undertake the vow of a householder (gṛhamedhi) for the second stage of his life (āyuṣ).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मलब्धैः (dharmalabdhaiḥ) - by those (wives) acquired through lawful (dharma) means (by those obtained through dharma, acquired lawfully)

• युतः (yutaḥ) - accompanied by (joined, united, accompanied by, endowed with)

• दारैः (dāraiḥ) - with wives (dāra) (with wives)

• अग्नीन् (agnīn) - the sacred fires (fires)

• उत्पाद्य (utpādya) - having ritually kindled (having produced, having generated, having kindled)

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to natural law (dharma) (according to dharma, lawfully, righteously)

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - the second (second)

• आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of his life (āyuṣ) (of life, of duration)

• भागम् (bhāgam) - stage/portion (part, portion, share)

• गृहमेधिव्रती (gṛhamedhivratī) - one who undertakes the vow of a householder (gṛhamedhi) (one who takes the vow of a householder)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - one should become (one should be, it should become)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मलब्धैः (dharmalabdhaiḥ) - by those (wives) acquired through lawful (dharma) means (by those obtained through dharma, acquired lawfully)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dharmalabdha

dharmalabdha - obtained through dharma, lawfully acquired

Compound of 'dharma' + 'labdha'

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+labdha)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'labh' (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dāraiḥ'.

युतः (yutaḥ) - accompanied by (joined, united, accompanied by, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuta

yuta - joined, united, endowed with, accompanied by

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yu' (to join)

Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the student/householder).

दारैः (dāraiḥ) - with wives (dāra) (with wives)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife, spouse (often used in plural meaning 'wives' or 'a wife')

अग्नीन् (agnīn) - the sacred fires (fires)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire

उत्पाद्य (utpādya) - having ritually kindled (having produced, having generated, having kindled)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'pad' (to go) with prefixes 'ut' + 'ā'

Prefixes: ut+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the ritual establishment of the sacred household fires.

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to natural law (dharma) (according to dharma, lawfully, righteously)

(indeclinable)

From 'dharma' with suffix 'tas'

Note: Indicates the manner or source: in accordance with dharma.

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - the second (second)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second

Note: Agrees with 'bhāgam'.

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of his life (āyuṣ) (of life, of duration)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, vitality, duration of life, age

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Genitive case with 'bhāgam' meaning 'the second part of life'.

भागम् (bhāgam) - stage/portion (part, portion, share)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share, division

From root 'bhaj' (to divide)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the second of the four āśramas.

गृहमेधिव्रती (gṛhamedhivratī) - one who undertakes the vow of a householder (gṛhamedhi) (one who takes the vow of a householder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhamedhivratin

gṛhamedhivratin - one who observes the vow of a householder

Compound of 'gṛhamedhin' + 'vratin'

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛhamedhin+vratin)

• gṛhamedhin – householder
  noun (masculine)
  From 'gṛha' (house) + 'medh' (to cherish, to be familiar with)
• vratin – one who observes a vow, an ascetic, a performer of vows
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vrata' (vow) + possessive suffix -in

Note: The 'vrata' here refers to the specific duties and observances of the householder stage.

भवेत् (bhavet) - one should become (one should be, it should become)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)