महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-59

जीवितान्तकरा रौद्राः क्रूराः प्राणिविहिंसकाः ।
यदा भविष्यन्ति नरास्तदा संक्षेप्स्यते युगम् ॥५९॥

59. jīvitāntakarā raudrāḥ krūrāḥ prāṇivihiṁsakāḥ ,
yadā bhaviṣyanti narāstadā saṁkṣepsyate yugam.

59. jīvitāntakarāḥ raudrāḥ krūrāḥ prāṇivihiṃsakāḥ
yadā bhaviṣyanti narāḥ tadā saṃkṣepsyate yugam

59. When people become fierce, cruel, destroyers of life, and tormentors of living beings, then the age (yuga) will dwindle.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवितान्तकराः (jīvitāntakarāḥ) - destroyers of life, life-ending

• रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, violent

• क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - cruel, savage, harsh

• प्राणिविहिंसकाः (prāṇivihiṁsakāḥ) - harming living beings, tormenting creatures

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

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

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, humans, people

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• संक्षेप्स्यते (saṁkṣepsyate) - it will be contracted, it will dwindle

• युगम् (yugam) - age, era, epoch

Words meanings and morphology

जीवितान्तकराः (jīvitāntakarāḥ) - destroyers of life, life-ending

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvitāntakara

jīvitāntakara - causing the end of life, destroyer of life

Compound of jīvita, anta, and kara

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (jīvita+anta+kara)

• jīvita – life, existence, alive
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jīv
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, destruction
  noun (masculine)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, violent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, savage, belonging to Rudra

From Rudra (a fierce deity)

क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - cruel, savage, harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, ruthless

From root krū (to hurt)

Root: krū

प्राणिविहिंसकाः (prāṇivihiṁsakāḥ) - harming living beings, tormenting creatures

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇivihiṃsaka

prāṇivihiṁsaka - injuring living creatures, causing harm to beings

Compound of prāṇi and vihiṃsaka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇi+vihiṃsaka)

• prāṇi – a living being, creature, animal
  noun (masculine)
  From root prāṇ (to breathe)
  Root: prāṇ (class 2)
• vihiṃsaka – injuring, harming, tormenting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root hiṃs (to harm) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hiṃs

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from pronoun yat

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

(verb)

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

Future Tense

3rd plural future active

Root: bhū (class 1)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, humans, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from pronoun tad

Note: Introduces the main clause

संक्षेप्स्यते (saṁkṣepsyate) - it will be contracted, it will dwindle

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, future (lṛṭ) of saṃkṣip

Future Tense Passive

3rd singular future passive, from root kṣip with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: The subject is yugam.

युगम् (yugam) - age, era, epoch

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuga

yuga - age, era, epoch, yoke, pair

From root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)