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Shloka 50

Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)

यज्ञोपवीतधरणं यज्ञो धर्मक्रियास्तथा | भृत्यानां भरणं धर्म: कृते कर्मण्यमोघता

yajñopavītadharaṇaṃ yajño dharmakriyās tathā | bhṛtyānāṃ bharaṇaṃ dharmaḥ kṛte karmaṇy amoghatā

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यज्ञोपवीतधरणम्wearing of the sacred thread
यज्ञोपवीतधरणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञोपवीत-धरण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञःsacrifice
यज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मक्रियाःacts of dharma (religious duties)
धर्मक्रियाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म-क्रिया
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
भृत्यानाम्of dependents/servants
भृत्यानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभृत्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
भरणम्supporting/maintaining
भरणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma (righteous duty)
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृतेwhen done / in the done (act)
कृते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
कर्मणिin action / in the deed
कर्मणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अमोघताunfailingness / effectiveness
अमोघता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअमोघता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Ś
Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)
Y
yajñopavīta (sacred thread)
Y
yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

Dharma is not limited to ritual markers like the sacred thread or sacrificial rites; it also includes social and moral obligations—especially sustaining those under one’s care—and the integrity to complete undertaken duties effectively and without failure.

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Śrī Maheśvara articulates a broad definition of dharma, placing ritual observance alongside practical responsibility and emphasizing that righteous action includes dependable follow-through in one’s deeds.