महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-143, verse-9

कृते युगे धर्म आसीत्समग्रस्त्रेताकाले ज्ञानमनुप्रपन्नः ।
बलं त्वासीद्द्वापरे पार्थ कृष्णः कलावधर्मः क्षितिमाजगाम ॥९॥

9. kṛte yuge dharma āsītsamagra;stretākāle jñānamanuprapannaḥ ,
balaṁ tvāsīddvāpare pārtha kṛṣṇaḥ; kalāvadharmaḥ kṣitimājagāma.

9. kṛte yuge dharmaḥ āsīt samagraḥ
tretākāle jñānam anuprāpannaḥ
balam tu āsīt dvāpare pārtha
kṛṣṇaḥ kalau adharmaḥ kṣitim ājagāma

9. kṛte yuge dharmaḥ samagraḥ āsīt
tretākāle jñānam anuprāpannaḥ
dvāpare tu pārtha kṛṣṇaḥ balam
āsīt kalau adharmaḥ kṣitim ājagāma

9. In the Kṛta age (yuga), the natural law (dharma) was entirely fulfilled. In the Tretā age, spiritual knowledge (jñāna) was fully realized. In the Dvāpara age, O Pārtha, Kṛṣṇa himself embodied strength. In the Kali age, unrighteousness (adharma) came to the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• कृते (kṛte) - Refers to the Kṛta Yuga. (in the Kṛta (age), done, made)

• युगे (yuge) - in the Kṛta Yuga. (in the age, in the era)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The principle of cosmic order and righteousness. (natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• समग्रः (samagraḥ) - fully manifested or realized. (complete, entire, whole)

• त्रेताकाले (tretākāle) - in the Tretā age

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - spiritual knowledge (jñāna). (knowledge, wisdom)

• अनुप्रापन्नः (anuprāpannaḥ) - attained, reached, obtained

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• द्वापरे (dvāpare) - in the Dvāpara (age)

• पार्थ (pārtha) - Vocative, addressing Arjuna. (O son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), O Arjuna)

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa

• कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali (age)

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma), the opposite of dharma. (unrighteousness, injustice, impiety)

• क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth, ground, abode

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - came, approached

Words meanings and morphology

कृते (kṛte) - Refers to the Kṛta Yuga. (in the Kṛta (age), done, made)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, (as noun) the Kṛta age

Past Passive Participle

Root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युगे (yuge) - in the Kṛta Yuga. (in the age, in the era)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yuga

yuga - age, era, epoch, a pair, a yoke

From root 'yuj' (to join).

Root: yuj (class 7)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - The principle of cosmic order and righteousness. (natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root 'as' (class 2, 'asti').

Root: as (class 2)

समग्रः (samagraḥ) - fully manifested or realized. (complete, entire, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samagra

samagra - complete, entire, whole, all

From 'sam-' + 'agra' (summit, top).

त्रेताकाले (tretākāle) - in the Tretā age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tretākāla

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

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'tretā' (the second) + 'kāla' (time/age).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tretā+kāla)

• tretā – the number three, the Tretā age
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, age, period
  noun (masculine)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - spiritual knowledge (jñāna). (knowledge, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge, awareness

From root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

अनुप्रापन्नः (anuprāpannaḥ) - attained, reached, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuprāpanna

anuprāpanna - attained, reached, obtained, followed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'āp' with prefixes 'anu-' and 'prā-'.

Prefixes: anu+prā

Root: āp (class 5)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Root: bal (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

Conjunction, often indicating a contrast.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root 'as' (class 2, 'asti').

Root: as (class 2)

द्वापरे (dvāpare) - in the Dvāpara (age)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvāpara

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

Related to 'dvi' (two) and 'para' (after).

Note: Refers to the Dvāpara Yuga.

पार्थ (pārtha) - Vocative, addressing Arjuna. (O son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena

Patronymic from 'pṛthā'.

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity), dark, black

कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali (age)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kali

kali - the Kali age (the fourth and current yuga), a die marked with one spot, bad luck

From root 'kal' (to count, to calculate).

Root: kal (class 10)

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma), the opposite of dharma. (unrighteousness, injustice, impiety)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, unconstitutionality

Negative compound 'a-' + 'dharma'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth, ground, abode

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, abode, destruction

From root 'kṣi' (to dwell, to destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

आजगाम (ājagāma) - came, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āgam

Root 'gam' with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)