महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-50

यज्ञोपवीतधारणं यज्ञो धर्मक्रियास्तथा ।
भृत्यानां भरणं धर्मः कृते कर्मण्यमोघता ॥५०॥

50. yajñopavītadhāraṇaṁ yajño dharmakriyāstathā ,
bhṛtyānāṁ bharaṇaṁ dharmaḥ kṛte karmaṇyamoghatā.

50. yajñopavīta-dhāraṇam yajñaḥ dharma-kriyāḥ tathā
bhṛtyānām bharaṇam dharmaḥ kṛte karmaṇi amoghatā

50. yajñopavīta-dhāraṇam (dharmaḥ) yajñaḥ
(dharmaḥ) tathā dharma-kriyāḥ
(dharmaḥ) bhṛtyānām bharaṇam dharmaḥ
kṛte karmaṇi amoghatā (dharmaḥ)

50. The wearing of the sacred thread, the performance of a (Vedic ritual) yajña, and actions pertaining to one's natural law (dharma) are prescribed. Similarly, the maintenance of one's dependents is a duty (dharma), and unfailing effectiveness in actions undertaken is also considered a (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञोपवीत-धारणम् (yajñopavīta-dhāraṇam) - the wearing of the sacred thread

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - a specific kind of Vedic ritual (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

• धर्म-क्रियाः (dharma-kriyāḥ) - actions in accordance with natural law or duty (righteous actions, religious rites, duties)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, and (connecting clauses) (similarly, thus, and)

• भृत्यानाम् (bhṛtyānām) - of one's dependents (of servants, of dependents, of those supported)

• भरणम् (bharaṇam) - the act of supporting/maintaining (maintenance, support, bearing)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - a specific duty or prescribed conduct (natural law, duty, righteousness)

• कृते (kṛte) - when actions are done/performed (done, performed, made, completed)

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in actions undertaken (in action, in work, in duty)

• अमोघता (amoghatā) - unfailing effectiveness, success (unfailing nature, effectiveness, success)

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञोपवीत-धारणम् (yajñopavīta-dhāraṇam) - the wearing of the sacred thread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajñopavīta-dhāraṇa

yajñopavīta-dhāraṇa - wearing of the sacred thread, assumption of the sacred thread

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajñopavīta+dhāraṇa)

• yajñopavīta – sacred thread, sacrificial cord
  noun (neuter)
• dhāraṇa – wearing, holding, bearing, supporting
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear) + ana suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied verb 'is' (asti).

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - a specific kind of Vedic ritual (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, devotion

Derived from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

धर्म-क्रियाः (dharma-kriyāḥ) - actions in accordance with natural law or duty (righteous actions, religious rites, duties)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dharma-kriyā

dharma-kriyā - religious rite, moral or religious action, duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+kriyā)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support) + man suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kriyā – action, deed, performance, rite, ceremony
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) + ya suffix + ā.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and (connecting clauses) (similarly, thus, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects dharma-kriyāḥ with the preceding items. Also connects the first and second half of the verse.

भृत्यानाम् (bhṛtyānām) - of one's dependents (of servants, of dependents, of those supported)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependent, one who is to be supported/maintained

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain) + ya suffix.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies bharaṇam.

भरणम् (bharaṇam) - the act of supporting/maintaining (maintenance, support, bearing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bharaṇa

bharaṇa - maintenance, support, bearing, carrying

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain) + ana suffix.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - a specific duty or prescribed conduct (natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

From root dhṛ (to hold, support) + man suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for bharaṇam.

कृते (kṛte) - when actions are done/performed (done, performed, made, completed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, completed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) + ta suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies karmaṇi.

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in actions undertaken (in action, in work, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, (karma)

From root kṛ (to do, make) + man suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms a locative absolute with kṛte.

अमोघता (amoghatā) - unfailing effectiveness, success (unfailing nature, effectiveness, success)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of amoghatā

amoghatā - unfailing nature, effectiveness, success, infallibility

Derived from amogha (unfailing) + tā (abstract suffix).

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is' (dharmaḥ).