महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-12

अनवज्ञा पितुर्युक्ता धारणं मातृरक्षणम् ।
युक्तक्षमावुभावेतौ नातिवर्तेतमां कथम् ॥१२॥

12. anavajñā pituryuktā dhāraṇaṁ mātṛrakṣaṇam ,
yuktakṣamāvubhāvetau nātivartetamāṁ katham.

12. anavajñā pituḥ yuktā dhāraṇam mātṛrakṣaṇam
yuktakṣamau ubhau etau na ativartetām ām katham

12. pituḥ anavajñā yuktā,
mātṛrakṣaṇam dhāraṇam (ca yuktā).
etau ubhau yuktakṣamau,
katham na ativartetām ām.

12. Respect for one's father is appropriate, and so is the maintenance and protection of one's mother. How can these two (duties), being properly steadfast and capable, possibly be neglected?

Words meanings summery:

• अनवज्ञा (anavajñā) - lack of disrespect, respect, honor

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• युक्ता (yuktā) - proper, appropriate, fit

• धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - maintenance, support, sustenance

• मातृरक्षणम् (mātṛrakṣaṇam) - protection of the mother

• युक्तक्षमौ (yuktakṣamau) - properly patient, properly capable, properly steadfast

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• एतौ (etau) - these (two)

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिवर्तेताम् (ativartetām) - (they two) should transgress, neglect, abandon

• आम् (ām) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner? why?

Words meanings and morphology

अनवज्ञा (anavajñā) - lack of disrespect, respect, honor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anavajñā

anavajñā - non-disregard, respect, honor

Negation of avajñā (disregard, contempt).

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

युक्ता (yuktā) - proper, appropriate, fit

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, proper, appropriate, fit, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, connect).

Root: yuj (class 7)

धारणम् (dhāraṇam) - maintenance, support, sustenance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhāraṇa

dhāraṇa - holding, bearing, maintaining, supporting, sustenance

From root dhṛ (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

मातृरक्षणम् (mātṛrakṣaṇam) - protection of the mother

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mātṛrakṣaṇa

mātṛrakṣaṇa - protection of the mother

Compound type : tatpurusha (mātṛ+rakṣaṇa)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• rakṣaṇa – protecting, preserving, guarding
  noun (neuter)
  From root rakṣ (to protect).
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

युक्तक्षमौ (yuktakṣamau) - properly patient, properly capable, properly steadfast

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yuktakṣama

yuktakṣama - endowed with proper patience/capacity/steadfastness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yukta+kṣama)

• yukta – proper, appropriate, joined, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join, connect).
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• kṣama – patient, enduring, capable, steadfast, forgiving
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: kṣam (class 1)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

एतौ (etau) - these (two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतिवर्तेताम् (ativartetām) - (they two) should transgress, neglect, abandon

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ativṛt

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

आम् (ām) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner? why?

(indeclinable)