महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-24

अल्पावशिष्टे तु तदा युगान्ते भरतर्षभ ।
सहस्रान्ते नराः सर्वे प्रायशोऽनृतवादिनः ॥२४॥

24. alpāvaśiṣṭe tu tadā yugānte bharatarṣabha ,
sahasrānte narāḥ sarve prāyaśo'nṛtavādinaḥ.

24. alpaavaśiṣṭe tu tadā yugānte bharatarṣabha
sahasrānte narāḥ sarve prāyaśaḥ anṛtavādinaḥ

24. O best of Bharatas, then, at the very end of the yuga when only a little remains, at the culmination of the thousand-year period, all people are generally speakers of untruths.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पअवशिष्टे (alpaavaśiṣṭe) - when only a little remains (of the yuga) (when little remains, when only a small portion is left)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the yuga

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas

• सहस्रान्ते (sahasrānte) - at the end of the thousand-year period (of Kali Yuga) (at the end of a thousand (years))

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly, generally, for the most part

• अनृतवादिनः (anṛtavādinaḥ) - speakers of untruths, liars

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पअवशिष्टे (alpaavaśiṣṭe) - when only a little remains (of the yuga) (when little remains, when only a small portion is left)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of alpaavaśiṣṭa

alpaavaśiṣṭa - little remaining, with a small remainder

Past Passive Participle

Compound of alpa (little) and avaśiṣṭa (remaining, derived from √śiṣ with ava)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (alpa+avaśiṣṭa)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (neuter)
• avaśiṣṭa – remaining, left over
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √śiṣ (to remain) with prefix ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, refers to the yuga.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the yuga

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of an age or yuga

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuga+anta)

• yuga – age, era
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, boundary, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative indicating time.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas (an epithet for a king or hero)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a king, an inhabitant of Bharata-varsha
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best (often used as the second member of a compound to denote excellence)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound used as a vocative.

सहस्रान्ते (sahasrānte) - at the end of the thousand-year period (of Kali Yuga) (at the end of a thousand (years))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sahasrānta

sahasrānta - end of a thousand, culmination of a thousand-year period

Compound type : tatpurusha (sahasra+anta)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, boundary, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the end of the Kali Yuga.

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'are'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies `narāḥ`.

प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly, generally, for the most part

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas

Note: Adverbial.

अनृतवादिनः (anṛtavādinaḥ) - speakers of untruths, liars

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anṛtavādin

anṛtavādin - speaking untruth, lying, a liar

Compound of anṛta (untruth) and vādin (speaker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (anṛta+vādin)

• anṛta – untruth, falsehood, false
  noun (neuter)
  Negative particle 'an-' + ṛta (truth)
• vādin – speaker, saying, asserting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root √vad (to speak)
  Agentive suffix -in
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for `narāḥ`.