महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-70, verse-18

दण्डनीतिं परित्यज्य यदा कार्त्स्न्येन भूमिपः ।
प्रजाः क्लिश्नात्ययोगेन प्रविश्यति तदा कलिः ॥१८॥

18. daṇḍanītiṁ parityajya yadā kārtsnyena bhūmipaḥ ,
prajāḥ kliśnātyayogena praviśyati tadā kaliḥ.

18. daṇḍanītim parityajya yadā kārtsnyena bhūmipaḥ
prajāḥ kliśnāti ayogena praviśyati tadā kaliḥ

18. yadā bhūmipaḥ daṇḍanītim kārtsnyena parityajya
ayogena prajāḥ kliśnāti tadā kaliḥ praviśyati

18. When a king completely abandons the principles of justice (daṇḍanīti) and oppresses his subjects through unrighteous means, then the Kali Yuga begins.

Words meanings summery:

• दण्डनीतिम् (daṇḍanītim) - the principles of justice (daṇḍanīti) (the science of punishment, political science, justice)

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having completely abandoned (having abandoned, having given up completely)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely (completely, entirely)

• भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - a king (a king, ruler of the earth)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - his subjects (subjects, offspring, people)

• क्लिश्नाति (kliśnāti) - afflicts, oppresses (afflicts, harasses, distresses)

• अयोगेन (ayogena) - through unrighteous means (by improper means, by injustice, by wrong practice)

• प्रविश्यति (praviśyati) - begins, enters (enters, penetrates, begins)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• कलिः (kaliḥ) - the Kali Yuga (the Kali Yuga (the last of the four yugas), strife, discord)

Words meanings and morphology

दण्डनीतिम् (daṇḍanītim) - the principles of justice (daṇḍanīti) (the science of punishment, political science, justice)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daṇḍanīti

daṇḍanīti - the science of punishment, jurisprudence, political science, administration of justice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+nīti)

• daṇḍa – staff, punishment, discipline, authority
  noun (masculine)
• nīti – guidance, conduct, moral law, policy, justice
  noun (feminine)
  From root nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Object of 'parityajya'.

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having completely abandoned (having abandoned, having given up completely)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with upasarga pari and suffix -lyaP.

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely (completely, entirely)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - completeness, totality

Derived from kṛtsna (whole, entire).

Note: Used adverbially.

भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - a king (a king, ruler of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - a king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, ruler (from root pā - to protect)
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - his subjects (subjects, offspring, people)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, people, subjects

Note: Object of 'kliśnāti'.

क्लिश्नाति (kliśnāti) - afflicts, oppresses (afflicts, harasses, distresses)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kliś

Root: kliś (class 9)

अयोगेन (ayogena) - through unrighteous means (by improper means, by injustice, by wrong practice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ayoga

ayoga - improper means, injustice, wrong practice, non-union

Negation of yoga.

Note: Instrumental case indicating means.

प्रविश्यति (praviśyati) - begins, enters (enters, penetrates, begins)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of viś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

कलिः (kaliḥ) - the Kali Yuga (the Kali Yuga (the last of the four yugas), strife, discord)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kali

kali - the Kali Yuga, strife, discord, loss, the die of one spot

Note: Subject of 'praviśyati'.