महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-62

त्रेतायुगे विधिस्त्वेषां यज्ञानां न कृते युगे ।
द्वापरे विप्लवं यान्ति यज्ञाः कलियुगे तथा ॥६२॥

62. tretāyuge vidhistveṣāṁ yajñānāṁ na kṛte yuge ,
dvāpare viplavaṁ yānti yajñāḥ kaliyuge tathā.

62. tretāyuge vidhiḥ tu eṣām yajñānām na kṛte yuge
dvāpare viplavam yānti yajñāḥ kaliyuge tathā

62. eṣām yajñānām vidhiḥ tu tretāyuge kṛte yuge na
dvāpare yajñāḥ viplavam yānti tathā kaliyuge

62. This injunction concerning these Vedic rituals (yajña) applies in the Tretā age, but not in the Kṛta age. Sacrifices (yajña) become disrupted in the Dvāpara age, and similarly in the Kali age.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रेतायुगे (tretāyuge) - in the Tretā age

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, prescribed ritual

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• यज्ञानाम् (yajñānām) - of sacrifices

• न (na) - not

• कृते (kṛte) - done, made, performed, in the Kṛta age

• युगे (yuge) - in the age, in the era

• द्वापरे (dvāpare) - in the Dvāpara age

• विप्लवम् (viplavam) - disruption, decline, ruin

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they reach

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices

• कलियुगे (kaliyuge) - in the Kali age

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus

Words meanings and morphology

त्रेतायुगे (tretāyuge) - in the Tretā age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tretāyuga

tretāyuga - the Tretā age (the second of the four yugas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tretā+yuga)

• tretā – the second
  adjective (feminine)
  From tri (three), indicating the second of four yugas (or the yuga where dharma is 'three' parts)
• yuga – age, era, epoch
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, prescribed ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, precept, method, creation

From prefix vi- + root dhā (to place, arrange, do)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Used as an adjective here, modifying `yajñānām`.

यज्ञानाम् (yajñānām) - of sacrifices

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, worship, offering

From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

कृते (kṛte) - done, made, performed, in the Kṛta age

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed; (as noun) deed, work, the Kṛta age (Satya Yuga)

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies `yuge`.

युगे (yuge) - in the age, in the era

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yuga

yuga - age, era, epoch

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the Kṛta Yuga in context with `kṛte`.

द्वापरे (dvāpare) - in the Dvāpara age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvāpara

dvāpara - the Dvāpara age (the third of the four yugas)

Note: Short for `dvāparayuge`.

विप्लवम् (viplavam) - disruption, decline, ruin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viplava

viplava - flight, escape, overflow, disturbance, calamity, destruction

From prefix vi- + root plu (to float, swim, overflow)

Prefix: vi

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Object of `yānti`.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present tense, third person plural

Parasmaipada conjugation

Root: yā (class 2)

यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, worship, offering

From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of `yānti`.

कलियुगे (kaliyuge) - in the Kali age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaliyuga

kaliyuga - the Kali age (the fourth and current of the four yugas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kali+yuga)

• kali – strife, quarrel, discord; the losing die
  noun (masculine)
• yuga – age, era, epoch
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle