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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-66

दृश्यन्ते नापि दृश्यन्ते वेदाः कलियुगेऽखिलाः ।
उत्सीदन्ते सयज्ञाश्च केवला धर्मसेतवः ॥६६॥
66. dṛśyante nāpi dṛśyante vedāḥ kaliyuge'khilāḥ ,
utsīdante sayajñāśca kevalā dharmasetavaḥ.
66. dṛśyante na api dṛśyante vedāḥ kaliyuge akhilāḥ
utsīdante sa-yajñāḥ ca kevalāḥ dharma-setavaḥ
66. kaliyuge akhilāḥ vedāḥ na api dṛśyante,
ca sa-yajñāḥ kevalāḥ dharma-setavaḥ utsīdante
66. In the Kali Yuga, all Vedas are not truly seen or understood. And along with the Vedic rituals (yajña), the very foundations of natural law (dharma) perish.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are (truly) seen, are understood (are seen, appear, are perceived)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • अपि (api) - (emphasizes negation) truly (also, even, indeed, and)
  • दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are (truly) seen, are understood (are seen, appear, are perceived)
  • वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts) (Vedas, sacred knowledge)
  • कलियुगे (kaliyuge) - in the Kali Yuga (in the Kali age)
  • अखिलाः (akhilāḥ) - all (of them) (all, entire, complete)
  • उत्सीदन्ते (utsīdante) - perish, are ruined (perish, are destroyed, vanish)
  • स-यज्ञाः (sa-yajñāḥ) - along with sacrifices (yajña) (along with sacrifices)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • केवलाः (kevalāḥ) - mere, only (mere, only, alone, pure)
  • धर्म-सेतवः (dharma-setavaḥ) - foundations of natural law (dharma) (bridges of natural law, foundations of duty)

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are (truly) seen, are understood (are seen, appear, are perceived)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present Passive Third Plural
from root dṛś (class 1 P) with passive ending -yate
Root: dṛś (class 1)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - (emphasizes negation) truly (also, even, indeed, and)
(indeclinable)
दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are (truly) seen, are understood (are seen, appear, are perceived)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present Passive Third Plural
from root dṛś (class 1 P) with passive ending -yate
Root: dṛś (class 1)
वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts) (Vedas, sacred knowledge)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of veda
veda - Veda (sacred knowledge/texts), knowledge, understanding
Root: vid (class 2)
कलियुगे (kaliyuge) - in the Kali Yuga (in the Kali age)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kaliyuga
kaliyuga - the Kali age, the fourth and last age of the world
Compound type : tatpurusha (kali+yuga)
  • kali – strife, quarrel, the last of the four yugas
    noun (masculine)
  • yuga – age, epoch, yoke, pair
    noun (masculine)
अखिलाः (akhilāḥ) - all (of them) (all, entire, complete)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of akhila
akhila - all, whole, entire, complete
from a (not) + khila (gap, void)
Note: Agrees with vedāḥ
उत्सीदन्ते (utsīdante) - perish, are ruined (perish, are destroyed, vanish)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ut-sad
Present Middle Third Plural
from root sad (class 1 P, 6 P) with upasarga ut-
Prefix: ut
Root: sad (class 1)
स-यज्ञाः (sa-yajñāḥ) - along with sacrifices (yajña) (along with sacrifices)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-yajña
sa-yajña - accompanied by sacrifice, with sacrifices
from sa (with) + yajña (sacrifice)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+yajña)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • yajña – sacrifice, worship, offering
    noun (masculine)
    Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Agrees with dharma-setavaḥ
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
केवलाः (kevalāḥ) - mere, only (mere, only, alone, pure)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kevala
kevala - alone, mere, only, whole, pure, exclusive
Note: Agrees with dharma-setavaḥ
धर्म-सेतवः (dharma-setavaḥ) - foundations of natural law (dharma) (bridges of natural law, foundations of duty)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dharma-setu
dharma-setu - bridge of dharma, boundary of dharma, foundation of natural law
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+setu)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • setu – bridge, dam, bank, boundary, limit
    noun (masculine)
    Root: si (class 5)