महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-68

अधर्मव्रतसंयोगं यथाधर्मं युगे युगे ।
विक्रियन्ते स्वधर्मस्था वेदवादा यथायुगम् ॥६८॥

68. adharmavratasaṁyogaṁ yathādharmaṁ yuge yuge ,
vikriyante svadharmasthā vedavādā yathāyugam.

68. adharma-vrata-saṃyogam yathā-dharmaṃ yuge yuge
vikriyante sva-dharma-sthāḥ veda-vādāḥ yathā-yugam

68. yuge yuge sva-dharma-sthāḥ veda-vādāḥ vikriyante
adharma-vrata-saṃyogam yathā-dharmaṃ yathā-yugam

68. Age after age, those established in their own natural law (svadharma) and the Vedic teachings (veda-vādāḥ) are corrupted. They become associated with unrighteous vows (adharma-vrata-saṃyoga) and deviate from natural law (yathādharma), adapting themselves according to the age (yathāyugam).

Words meanings summery:

• अधर्म-व्रत-संयोगम् (adharma-vrata-saṁyogam) - association with unrighteous vows/practices (union with unrighteous vows, association with impious practices)

• यथा-धर्मं (yathā-dharmaṁ) - according to unrighteousness, contrary to natural law (dharma) (according to natural law, as is right)

• युगे (yuge) - in the age

• युगे (yuge) - in the age

• विक्रियन्ते (vikriyante) - are corrupted, become altered (are changed, altered, modified)

• स्व-धर्म-स्थाः (sva-dharma-sthāḥ) - those established in their own natural law (svadharma) (those standing in their own duty)

• वेद-वादाः (veda-vādāḥ) - Vedic teachings (Vedic statements, doctrines)

• यथा-युगम् (yathā-yugam) - adapting according to the age (according to the age, as is fitting for the age)

Words meanings and morphology

अधर्म-व्रत-संयोगम् (adharma-vrata-saṁyogam) - association with unrighteous vows/practices (union with unrighteous vows, association with impious practices)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma-vrata-saṃyoga

adharma-vrata-saṁyoga - union with unrighteous vows, association with impious practices

Compound type : tatpurusha (adharma+vrata+saṃyoga)

• adharma – unrighteousness, unconstitutionality, vice
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
• saṃyoga – union, conjunction, connection, association
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-yuj (to join)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or complement of vikriyante

यथा-धर्मं (yathā-dharmaṁ) - according to unrighteousness, contrary to natural law (dharma) (according to natural law, as is right)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+dharma)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Acting contrary to natural law (dharma)

युगे (yuge) - in the age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yuga

yuga - age, epoch, yoke, pair

Note: Part of the iterative phrase 'yuge yuge'

युगे (yuge) - in the age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yuga

yuga - age, epoch, yoke, pair

Note: Part of the iterative phrase 'yuge yuge' meaning 'age after age'

विक्रियन्ते (vikriyante) - are corrupted, become altered (are changed, altered, modified)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vi-kṛ

Present Middle Third Plural

from root kṛ (to do, make) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्व-धर्म-स्थाः (sva-dharma-sthāḥ) - those established in their own natural law (svadharma) (those standing in their own duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sva-dharma-stha

sva-dharma-stha - standing in one's own duty, adhering to one's own natural law

from sva (own) + dharma (duty) + stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva-dharma+stha)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated in
  suffix (masculine)
  Agent Noun (kṛt)
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Compound acting as a noun

वेद-वादाः (veda-vādāḥ) - Vedic teachings (Vedic statements, doctrines)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda-vāda

veda-vāda - Vedic statement, doctrine of the Vedas, Vedic teaching

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vāda)

• veda – Veda (sacred knowledge/texts), knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vāda – statement, discourse, doctrine, theory
  noun (masculine)
  from root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

यथा-युगम् (yathā-yugam) - adapting according to the age (according to the age, as is fitting for the age)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+yuga)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• yuga – age, epoch
  noun (masculine)