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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-54

ज्ञानानि चाप्यविज्ञाय करिष्यन्ति क्रियास्तथा ।
आत्मच्छन्देन वर्तन्ते युगान्ते पर्युपस्थिते ॥५४॥
54. jñānāni cāpyavijñāya kariṣyanti kriyāstathā ,
ātmacchandena vartante yugānte paryupasthite.
54. jñānāni ca api avijñāya kariṣyanti kriyāḥ tathā
ātmacchandena vartante yugānte paryupasthite
54. At the impending end of the age (yuga), people will perform rituals and actions (kriyā) without proper understanding of knowledge, behaving solely according to their own desires.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ज्ञानानि (jñānāni) - pieces of knowledge, sciences, spiritual insights
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without understanding, not having known
  • करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will perform
  • क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, rituals, rites
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
  • आत्मच्छन्देन (ātmacchandena) - by their own will, according to their own desire
  • वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they are, they exist, they behave, they proceed
  • युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age, in the Kali Yuga
  • पर्युपस्थिते (paryupasthite) - Refers to the yugānte in the locative absolute construction. "When the end of the age (yuga) is imminent/has arrived." (when it has fully arrived, when it is imminent)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञानानि (jñānāni) - pieces of knowledge, sciences, spiritual insights
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, sacred knowledge
derived from root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without understanding, not having known
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Root jñā (to know) with prefix vi- and negative particle a-, forming an absolutive with suffix lyaP.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vijñāya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    negative particle
  • vijñāya – having known, having understood
    indeclinable
    Absolutive (gerund)
    Root jñā (to know) with prefix vi-, forming an absolutive with suffix lyaP.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: jñā (class 9)
करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will perform
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ
Future Tense, 3rd Person Plural
Root kṛ (8th class) + sya (future sign) + anti (3rd person plural ending). i added between root and sya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, rituals, rites
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of kriyā
kriyā - action, deed, ritual, ceremony
Derived from root kṛ (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
आत्मच्छन्देन (ātmacchandena) - by their own will, according to their own desire
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātmacchanda
ātmacchanda - one's own will, self-desire, arbitrary will
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+chanda)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an
  • chanda – will, desire, pleasure, wish, meter
    noun (masculine)
    derived from root chad (to please) or chand (to please).
    Root: chand (class 10)
वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they are, they exist, they behave, they proceed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Present Tense, 3rd Person Plural
Root vṛt (1st class, ātmanepada) + a (class sign) + ante (3rd person plural ending).
Root: vṛt (class 1)
युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age, in the Kali Yuga
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yugānta
yugānta - end of an age (yuga), epoch's end
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta)
  • yuga – age, epoch, period of time, yuga
    noun (neuter)
  • anta – end, termination, boundary
    noun (masculine)
पर्युपस्थिते (paryupasthite) - Refers to the yugānte in the locative absolute construction. "When the end of the age (yuga) is imminent/has arrived." (when it has fully arrived, when it is imminent)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of paryupasthita
paryupasthita - present, arrived, imminent, standing by
Past Passive Participle
Root sthā (to stand) with prefixes pari- and upa-, forming a past passive participle.
Prefixes: pari+upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agreement with yugānte.