महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-202, verse-22

निवृत्तयज्ञस्वाध्याया प्रणष्टनृपतिद्विजा ।
उत्सन्नोत्सवयज्ञा च बभूव वसुधा तदा ॥२२॥

22. nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā praṇaṣṭanṛpatidvijā ,
utsannotsavayajñā ca babhūva vasudhā tadā.

22. nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā praṇaṣṭanṛpatidvijā
utsannotasavayajñā ca babhūva vasudhā tadā

22. At that time, the earth became a place where Vedic rituals (yajña) and Vedic study had ceased, where kings and Brahmins (dvija) had perished, and where festivals and other rituals (yajña) were completely abolished.

22. באותה עת פסקו בארץ הטקסים הוודיים ולימוד הכתבים, המלכים והבְּרַהְמִינִים אבדו, והחגיגות והטקסים נעלמו.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तयज्ञस्वाध्याया (nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā) - the earth, for which sacrifices (yajña) and Vedic study (svādhyāya) had ceased (one for whom sacrifices and Vedic study have ceased)

• प्रणष्टनृपतिद्विजा (praṇaṣṭanṛpatidvijā) - the earth, for which kings and Brahmins (dvija) had perished (one for whom kings and Brahmins have perished)

• उत्सन्नोतसवयज्ञा (utsannotasavayajñā) - the earth, for which festivals and rituals (yajña) were abolished (one for whom festivals and sacrifices have been abolished)

• च (ca) - and

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, came to be

• वसुधा (vasudhā) - earth

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तयज्ञस्वाध्याया (nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā) - the earth, for which sacrifices (yajña) and Vedic study (svādhyāya) had ceased (one for whom sacrifices and Vedic study have ceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛttayajñasvādhyāya

nivṛttayajñasvādhyāya - that which has ceased (nivṛtta) sacrifices (yajña) and Vedic study (svādhyāya)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivṛtta+yajña+svādhyāya)

• nivṛtta – ceased, stopped, abandoned, turned back
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vṛt with upasarga ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship, offering (yajña)
  noun (masculine)
• svādhyāya – self-study, Vedic recitation, study of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhā'

प्रणष्टनृपतिद्विजा (praṇaṣṭanṛpatidvijā) - the earth, for which kings and Brahmins (dvija) had perished (one for whom kings and Brahmins have perished)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praṇaṣṭanṛpatidvija

praṇaṣṭanṛpatidvija - that which has lost (praṇaṣṭa) kings (nṛpati) and Brahmins (dvija)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (praṇaṣṭa+nṛpati+dvija)

• praṇaṣṭa – lost, perished, destroyed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root naś with upasarga pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: naś (class 4)
• nṛpati – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth (dvija)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhā'

उत्सन्नोतसवयज्ञा (utsannotasavayajñā) - the earth, for which festivals and rituals (yajña) were abolished (one for whom festivals and sacrifices have been abolished)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utsannotasavayajña

utsannotasavayajña - that on which festivals (utsava) and sacrifices (yajña) have been abolished (utsanna)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utsanna+utsava+yajña)

• utsanna – destroyed, abolished, lost
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root sad with upasarga ut-
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sad (class 1)
• utsava – festival, celebration, joyous occasion
  noun (masculine)
• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship, offering (yajña)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhā'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, came to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

वसुधा (vasudhā) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, the holder of wealth

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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