महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-33

अरक्षितारो लुब्धाश्च मानाहंकारदर्पिताः ।
केवलं दण्डरुचयो भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये ॥३३॥

33. arakṣitāro lubdhāśca mānāhaṁkāradarpitāḥ ,
kevalaṁ daṇḍarucayo bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye.

33. arakṣitāraḥ lubdhāḥ ca mānāhaṃkāradarpitāḥ
kevalam daṇḍarucayaḥ bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye

33. In the decline of the age (yuga), those who are meant to protect will become greedy, filled with pride, ego (ahaṃkāra), and arrogance. They will delight solely in meting out punishment.

Words meanings summery:

• अरक्षितारः (arakṣitāraḥ) - Refers to rulers or kings who fail in their duty to protect. (non-protectors, those who do not protect)

• लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy, covetous

• च (ca) - and, also

• मानाहंकारदर्पिताः (mānāhaṁkāradarpitāḥ) - inflated with pride, ego, and arrogance

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only

• दण्डरुचयः (daṇḍarucayaḥ) - those who delight in punishment

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become

• युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the destruction of the age, at the end of the yuga

Words meanings and morphology

अरक्षितारः (arakṣitāraḥ) - Refers to rulers or kings who fail in their duty to protect. (non-protectors, those who do not protect)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arakṣitṛ

arakṣitṛ - non-protector, one who fails to protect

Formed from 'a' (negation) + 'rakṣitṛ' (agent noun from √rakṣ)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rakṣitṛ)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• rakṣitṛ – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √rakṣ (to protect) + tṛc (agent suffix)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy, covetous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager

Past Passive Participle

From √lubh (to covet, desire) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'arakṣitāraḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle

मानाहंकारदर्पिताः (mānāhaṁkāradarpitāḥ) - inflated with pride, ego, and arrogance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānāhaṃkāradarpita

mānāhaṁkāradarpita - arrogant due to pride and ego (ahaṃkāra)

Compound formed from 'māna' (pride), 'ahaṃkāra' (ego), and 'darpita' (made proud/arrogant)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māna+ahaṃkāra+darpita)

• māna – pride, honor, respect
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• ahaṃkāra – ego, self-conceit, I-sense
  noun (masculine)
  From 'aham' (I) + 'kāra' (maker)
• darpita – proud, arrogant, inflated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dṛp (to be proud, arrogant) + kta (past passive participle suffix)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'arakṣitāraḥ'.

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

दण्डरुचयः (daṇḍarucayaḥ) - those who delight in punishment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṇḍaruci

daṇḍaruci - delighting in punishment, fond of punishment

Compound noun: 'daṇḍa' (punishment) + 'ruci' (delight)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daṇḍa+ruci)

• daṇḍa – punishment, rod, staff, sceptre
  noun (masculine)
• ruci – delight, pleasure, taste, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  From √ruc (to shine, be pleasing)
  Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (kings/rulers).

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the destruction of the age, at the end of the yuga

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugakṣaya

yugakṣaya - destruction of an age, end of a yuga

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'yuga' (age) + 'kṣaya' (destruction/decline)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+kṣaya)

• yuga – age, era, epoch
  noun (neuter)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, end, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṣi (to destroy, perish)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Refers to the time of decline of a yuga.