महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-23

इतरेष्वागमाद्धर्मः पादशस्त्ववरोप्यते ।
चौरिकानृतमायाभिरधर्मश्चोपचीयते ॥२३॥

23. itareṣvāgamāddharmaḥ pādaśastvavaropyate ,
caurikānṛtamāyābhiradharmaścopacīyate.

23. itareṣu āgamāt dharmaḥ pādaśaḥ tu avaropyate
caurikānṛtamāyābhiḥ adharmaḥ ca upacīyate

23. itareṣu (yugeṣu) āgamāt dharmaḥ tu pādaśaḥ avaropyate.
caurikānṛtamāyābhiḥ ca adharmaḥ upacīyate.

23. In the subsequent ages (yugas), natural law (dharma) is diminished by a quarter with each [succeeding age]. And unrighteousness (adharma) increases through theft, falsehood, and deception (māyā).

Words meanings summery:

• इतरेषु (itareṣu) - in the other (subsequent) Yugas (in others, among others)

• आगमात् (āgamāt) - with the advent (of these ages), or due to the progression/nature of the age (from arrival, by tradition, due to its source, from the coming forth)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the natural law or cosmic order (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution)

• पादशः (pādaśaḥ) - diminishing by a quarter in each succeeding age (by a quarter, quarter by quarter, foot by foot)

• तु (tu) - emphasizes the change from the Kṛta Yuga (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• अवरोप्यते (avaropyate) - is reduced or degraded (is lowered, is diminished, is taken down)

• चौरिकानृतमायाभिः (caurikānṛtamāyābhiḥ) - by these vices (by means of theft, falsehood, and deception)

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, irreligion, demerit)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• उपचीयते (upacīyate) - increases, accumulates (is increased, grows, is augmented)

Words meanings and morphology

इतरेषु (itareṣu) - in the other (subsequent) Yugas (in others, among others)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Refers to yugas other than Kṛta Yuga.

आगमात् (āgamāt) - with the advent (of these ages), or due to the progression/nature of the age (from arrival, by tradition, due to its source, from the coming forth)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - approach, arrival, occurrence, access, knowledge, tradition

From prefix ā + root gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implies the cause or source of dharma's diminution.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the natural law or cosmic order (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution, religion, custom

From root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 3)

पादशः (pādaśaḥ) - diminishing by a quarter in each succeeding age (by a quarter, quarter by quarter, foot by foot)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'pāda' (foot, quarter) with suffix '-śas'

तु (tu) - emphasizes the change from the Kṛta Yuga (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अवरोप्यते (avaropyate) - is reduced or degraded (is lowered, is diminished, is taken down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avarop

From prefixes ava + rop (causative of ruh 'to grow')

Prefix: ava

Root: ruh (class 1)

चौरिकानृतमायाभिः (caurikānṛtamāyābhiḥ) - by these vices (by means of theft, falsehood, and deception)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of caurikānṛtamāyā

caurikānṛtamāyā - theft, falsehood, and deception (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (caurikā+anṛta+māyā)

• caurikā – theft, thievery
  noun (feminine)
• anṛta – falsehood, untruth, lie
  noun (neuter)
  Negative prefix 'an' + 'ṛta' (truth, right)
• māyā – illusion, deception, magic, artifice, creative power
  noun (feminine)

Note: A dvandva compound of feminine nouns, ending in plural instrumental.

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, irreligion, demerit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, irreligion, demerit

Negative prefix 'a' + 'dharma'

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

उपचीयते (upacīyate) - increases, accumulates (is increased, grows, is augmented)

(verb)

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

From prefix upa + root ci (to gather, heap up)

Prefix: upa

Root: ci (class 5)