महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-313, verse-14

जनक उवाच ।
यत्कार्यं ब्राह्मणेनेह जन्मप्रभृति तच्छृणु ।
कृतोपनयनस्तात भवेद्वेदपरायणः ॥१४॥

14. janaka uvāca ,
yatkāryaṁ brāhmaṇeneha janmaprabhṛti tacchṛṇu ,
kṛtopanayanastāta bhavedvedaparāyaṇaḥ.

14. janaka uvāca yat kāryam brāhmaṇena iha janmaprabhṛti
tat śṛṇu kṛtopanayanaḥ tāta bhavet vedaparāyaṇaḥ

14. janakaḥ uvāca tāta iha janmaprabhṛti brāhmaṇena yat
kāryam tat śṛṇu kṛtopanayanaḥ bhavet vedaparāyaṇaḥ

14. Janaka said: Listen, my dear (tāta), to the proper function (karma) a Brahmin should undertake in this world from birth onwards. Having completed the sacred thread ceremony (upanayana), he should become devoted to the study of the Vedas.

Words meanings summery:

• जनक (janaka) - Janaka (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, function, to be done

• ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth onwards

• तत् (tat) - that

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• कृतोपनयनः (kṛtopanayanaḥ) - one for whom the upanayana (sacred thread ceremony) has been performed

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father (used as term of endearment for addressing a junior)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - he should be, he may be

• वेदपरायणः (vedaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to the Vedas, engrossed in the Vedas

Words meanings and morphology

जनक (janaka) - Janaka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (name of a king of Videha, father of Sītā)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect form of root vac (often substituted for brū in perfect)

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, function, to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, function, action

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ + ṇyat suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth onwards

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+prabhṛti)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jan + manin suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)
• prabhṛti – beginning from, onwards, etcetera
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Derived from root bhṛ + pra + ktin suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative

Imperative 2nd person singular

Root: śru (class 5)

कृतोपनयनः (kṛtopanayanaḥ) - one for whom the upanayana (sacred thread ceremony) has been performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtopanayana

kṛtopanayana - one who has undergone the upanayana ceremony

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+upanayana)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ + kta suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• upanayana – sacred thread ceremony, initiation rite
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: nī (class 1)

तात (tāta) - dear one, father (used as term of endearment for addressing a junior)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear, beloved (used respectfully or endearingly, often by an elder to a younger person)

भवेत् (bhavet) - he should be, he may be

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

Optative 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

वेदपरायणः (vedaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to the Vedas, engrossed in the Vedas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedaparāyaṇa

vedaparāyaṇa - devoted to the Vedas, having the Vedas as the main object (of study/devotion)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+parāyaṇa)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, divine knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vid + ghañ suffix
  Root: vid (class 2)
• parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate aim, devoted to, intent on
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: i (class 2)