महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-289, verse-53

योगमार्गं तथासाद्य यः कश्चिद्भजते द्विजः ।
क्षेमेणोपरमेन्मार्गाद्बहुदोषो हि स स्मृतः ॥५३॥

53. yogamārgaṁ tathāsādya yaḥ kaścidbhajate dvijaḥ ,
kṣemeṇoparamenmārgādbahudoṣo hi sa smṛtaḥ.

53. yogamārgam tathā asādya yaḥ kaścit bhajate dvijaḥ
kṣemeṇa uparamet mārgāt bahudoṣaḥ hi saḥ smṛtaḥ

53. tathā yaḥ kaścit dvijaḥ yogamārgam asādya bhajate,
saḥ hi bahudoṣaḥ smṛtaḥ (saḥ) kṣemeṇa mārgāt (na) uparamet

53. Similarly, any twice-born (dvija) who undertakes and practices the path of (yoga), if he is indeed full of many faults, is considered unable to safely desist from that path.

Words meanings summery:

• योगमार्गम् (yogamārgam) - the path of yoga

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, thus

• असाद्य (asādya) - having reached, having undertaken, having approached

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, someone, a certain

• भजते (bhajate) - practices, resorts to, serves, worships

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin (twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird)

• क्षेमेण (kṣemeṇa) - safely, securely, in safety

• उपरमेत् (uparamet) - might desist, might cease, might turn away, might conclude

• मार्गात् (mārgāt) - from the path, from the way

• बहुदोषः (bahudoṣaḥ) - full of many faults, very faulty

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - considered, remembered, known as

Words meanings and morphology

योगमार्गम् (yogamārgam) - the path of yoga

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yogamārga

yogamārga - the path of (yoga), the way of discipline

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yoga+mārga)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, effort, conjunction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yuj 'to join, to yoke'.
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• mārga – path, road, way, course
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mṛg 'to seek, to hunt'.
  Root: mṛg (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, thus

(indeclinable)

असाद्य (asādya) - having reached, having undertaken, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix ā- and root sad 'to sit, settle', with -ya suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, someone, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person/thing

Indefinite pronoun formed from kim (who/what) and cid (an enclitic particle).

भजते (bhajate) - practices, resorts to, serves, worships

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin (twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); a bird; a tooth

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

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

क्षेमेण (kṣemeṇa) - safely, securely, in safety

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣema

kṣema - security, safety, welfare, prosperity

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use meaning 'with safety'.

उपरमेत् (uparamet) - might desist, might cease, might turn away, might conclude

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

मार्गात् (mārgāt) - from the path, from the way

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, course

Derived from root mṛg 'to seek, to hunt'.

Root: mṛg (class 2)

बहुदोषः (bahudoṣaḥ) - full of many faults, very faulty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahudoṣa

bahudoṣa - having many faults/defects, very faulty

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+doṣa)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, blame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - considered, remembered, known as

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recalled, thought of, considered, known

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root smṛ 'to remember'.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.