महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-130, verse-14

तेषां होमक्रिया धर्मः पञ्चयज्ञनिषेवणम् ।
नागपञ्चमयज्ञस्य वेदोक्तस्यानुपालनम् ॥१४॥

14. teṣāṁ homakriyā dharmaḥ pañcayajñaniṣevaṇam ,
nāgapañcamayajñasya vedoktasyānupālanam.

14. teṣām homakriyā dharmaḥ pañcayajñaniṣevaṇam
nāgapañcamayajñasya vedoktasya anupālanam

14. teṣām homakriyā dharmaḥ pañcayajñaniṣevaṇam
nāgapañcamayajñasya vedoktasya anupālanam

14. For them, the observance of (Vedic fire rituals) (homakriyā) is their (dharma), as is the practice of the five great (Vedic rituals) (pañcayajña). Furthermore, they must observe the Nāga-pañcamī (yajña), which is prescribed in the Vedas.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for those forest-dwelling ascetics (of them, for them)

• होमक्रिया (homakriyā) - the ritual act of offering oblations into fire (homa) (the act of (Vedic fire ritual), performance of a sacrifice)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - their prescribed duty or intrinsic nature (dharma) ((dharma), duty, righteousness, natural law)

• पञ्चयज्ञनिषेवणम् (pañcayajñaniṣevaṇam) - the practice of the five daily great (Vedic rituals) (the performance/observance of the five (Vedic rituals))

• नागपञ्चमयज्ञस्य (nāgapañcamayajñasya) - pertaining to the Vedic ritual associated with the Nāga-pañcamī festival (of the (Vedic ritual) (yajña) of Nāga-pañcamī)

• वेदोक्तस्य (vedoktasya) - pertaining to the Nāga-pañcamī (yajña) as described in the Vedas (of that declared in the Vedas, of that prescribed by the Vedas)

• अनुपालनम् (anupālanam) - the observance of (the Nāga-pañcamī ritual) (observance, protection, maintenance, following)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for those forest-dwelling ascetics (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'vanajīvibhiḥ' from the previous verse.

होमक्रिया (homakriyā) - the ritual act of offering oblations into fire (homa) (the act of (Vedic fire ritual), performance of a sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of homakriyā

homakriyā - act of (Vedic fire ritual), sacrificial rite

Compound: homa (oblation, fire ritual) + kriyā (action, rite).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (homa+kriyā)

• homa – (Vedic fire ritual), oblation, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root √hu (to offer, sacrifice)
  Root: √hu (class 3)
• kriyā – action, act, rite, performance
  noun (feminine)
  From root √kṛ (to do) with suffix -yā
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the first part of the sentence.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - their prescribed duty or intrinsic nature (dharma) ((dharma), duty, righteousness, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, religious merit, custom

From root √dhṛ (to uphold, sustain).

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

पञ्चयज्ञनिषेवणम् (pañcayajñaniṣevaṇam) - the practice of the five daily great (Vedic rituals) (the performance/observance of the five (Vedic rituals))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcayajñaniṣevaṇa

pañcayajñaniṣevaṇa - performance of the five great (Vedic rituals)

Compound: pañcayajña (five sacrifices) + niṣevaṇa (performance, observance).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pañcayajña+niṣevaṇa)

• pañcayajña – five (Vedic rituals)
  noun (masculine)
  Dvigu compound: pañcan (five) + yajña (Vedic ritual)
• niṣevaṇa – service, practice, observance, performance
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  From √sev (to serve, practice) with prefix ni- and suffix -ana
  Prefix: ni
  Root: √sev (class 1)

Note: Another duty listed.

नागपञ्चमयज्ञस्य (nāgapañcamayajñasya) - pertaining to the Vedic ritual associated with the Nāga-pañcamī festival (of the (Vedic ritual) (yajña) of Nāga-pañcamī)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāgapañcamayajña

nāgapañcamayajña - the (Vedic ritual) (yajña) of Nāga-pañcamī

Compound: nāgapañcamī (name of a festival) + yajña (Vedic ritual).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nāgapañcamī+yajña)

• nāgapañcamī – Nāga-pañcamī (a Hindu festival)
  proper noun (feminine)
  Compound: nāga (snake) + pañcamī (fifth day).
• yajña – (Vedic ritual), sacrifice, devotion, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From root √yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
  Root: √yaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies anupālanam.

वेदोक्तस्य (vedoktasya) - pertaining to the Nāga-pañcamī (yajña) as described in the Vedas (of that declared in the Vedas, of that prescribed by the Vedas)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vedokta

vedokta - declared in the Vedas, Vedic

Past Passive Participle

Compound: veda (Veda) + ukta (said, declared).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (veda+ukta)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  From √vid (to know)
  Root: √vid (class 2)
• ukta – said, spoken, declared
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vac (to speak)
  Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with nāgapañcamayajñasya.

अनुपालनम् (anupālanam) - the observance of (the Nāga-pañcamī ritual) (observance, protection, maintenance, following)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anupālana

anupālana - observance, protection, maintenance, compliance

Verbal noun

From root √pāl (to protect, cherish) with prefix anu- and suffix -ana.

Prefix: anu

Root: √pāl (class 10)

Note: Another duty listed, with nāgapañcamayajñasya vedoktasya as its genitive qualifier.