महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-32

तस्य धर्मक्रिया देवि व्रतचर्या च न्यायतः ।
तथोपनयनं चैव द्विजायैवोपपद्यते ॥३२॥

32. tasya dharmakriyā devi vratacaryā ca nyāyataḥ ,
tathopanayanaṁ caiva dvijāyaivopapadyate.

32. tasya dharmakriyā devi vratacaryā ca nyāyataḥ
tathā upanayanam ca eva dvijāya eva upapadyate

32. devi tasya dharmakriyā ca vratacaryā ca nyāyataḥ
tathā ca eva upanayanam dvijāya eva upapadyate

32. O goddess, his prescribed religious actions (dharma-kriyā) and the observance of vows are justly performed. Likewise, the sacred thread initiation (upanayana) is appropriate only for a twice-born (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him

• धर्मक्रिया (dharmakriyā) - prescribed religious actions (dharma-kriyā) (religious rites, (dharma) activity, prescribed actions)

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• व्रतचर्या (vratacaryā) - observance of vows, ascetic practice

• च (ca) - and, also

• न्यायतः (nyāyataḥ) - properly, justly, according to justice

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly, likewise

• उपनयनम् (upanayanam) - sacred thread initiation (upanayana) (initiation ceremony, sacred thread ceremony)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• द्विजाय (dvijāya) - for a twice-born (dvija) (for a twice-born, for a Brahmin)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is suitable, is proper, happens

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

3rd person singular masculine genitive

Note: Refers to the Brahmin mentioned in the previous verse.

धर्मक्रिया (dharmakriyā) - prescribed religious actions (dharma-kriyā) (religious rites, (dharma) activity, prescribed actions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmakriyā

dharmakriyā - religious rites, acts of (dharma), ceremonial acts

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+kriyā)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kriyā – action, deed, performance
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady

Feminine of deva

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Addressing Parvati, the consort of Maheśvara.

व्रतचर्या (vratacaryā) - observance of vows, ascetic practice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vratacaryā

vratacaryā - observance of vows, performance of religious duties, ascetic practice

Compound type : tatpurusha (vrata+caryā)

• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• caryā – conduct, practice, observance
  noun (feminine)
  From root car
  Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

न्यायतः (nyāyataḥ) - properly, justly, according to justice

(indeclinable)

Derived from nyāya with -tas suffix

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)

उपनयनम् (upanayanam) - sacred thread initiation (upanayana) (initiation ceremony, sacred thread ceremony)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upanayana

upanayana - leading near, initiation, sacred thread ceremony

From upa-nī 'to lead near'

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

द्विजाय (dvijāya) - for a twice-born (dvija) (for a twice-born, for a Brahmin)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, but often specifically Brahmin)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• jan – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: 'dvijāya' refers to the person for whom the upanayana is performed.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is suitable, is proper, happens

(verb)

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

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present middle (ātmanepada)

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)