महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-34, verse-59

ओषधीनां क्षये जाते प्राणिनामपि संक्षयः ।
कृशाश्चासन्प्रजाः सर्वाः क्षीयमाणे निशाकरे ॥५९॥

59. oṣadhīnāṁ kṣaye jāte prāṇināmapi saṁkṣayaḥ ,
kṛśāścāsanprajāḥ sarvāḥ kṣīyamāṇe niśākare.

59. oṣadhīnām kṣaye jāte prāṇinām api saṃkṣayaḥ
kṛśāḥ ca āsan prajāḥ sarvāḥ kṣīyamāṇe niśākare

59. oṣadhīnām kṣaye jāte prāṇinām api saṃkṣayaḥ
niśākare kṣīyamāṇe sarvāḥ prajāḥ ca kṛśāḥ āsan

59. When the plants (oṣadhi) began to diminish, there was also a complete decline of all living beings. All creatures became weak as the Moon god (niśākara) continued to wane.

Words meanings summery:

• ओषधीनाम् (oṣadhīnām) - of the plants, of the herbs

• क्षये (kṣaye) - upon the decline of the plants (in the decline, upon the destruction)

• जाते (jāte) - having occurred, having happened, when it arose

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

• अपि (api) - also, even

• संक्षयः (saṁkṣayaḥ) - complete destruction, total decay, great decline

• कृशाः (kṛśāḥ) - weak, emaciated, lean

• च (ca) - and

• आसन् (āsan) - they were, they became

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, offspring, people

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole

• क्षीयमाणे (kṣīyamāṇe) - while the Moon god was waning (while diminishing, as he was waning, in a state of decay)

• निशाकरे (niśākare) - in (the case of) the Moon god (in the moon)

Words meanings and morphology

ओषधीनाम् (oṣadhīnām) - of the plants, of the herbs

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of oṣadhi

oṣadhi - plant, herb, medicinal plant

क्षये (kṣaye) - upon the decline of the plants (in the decline, upon the destruction)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - decline, destruction, loss, decay

From root kṣi (to decay, destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'jāte'.

जाते (jāte) - having occurred, having happened, when it arose

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, occurred

past passive participle

From root jan (to be born, arise) with suffix kta.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'kṣaye'.

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate creature

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

संक्षयः (saṁkṣayaḥ) - complete destruction, total decay, great decline

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣaya

saṁkṣaya - complete destruction, total decay, great decline

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sam+kṣaya)

• sam – with, together, completely
  indeclinable
  prefix/indeclinable
• kṣaya – decline, destruction, loss, decay
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi (to decay, destroy).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

कृशाः (kṛśāḥ) - weak, emaciated, lean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛśa

kṛśa - thin, emaciated, weak, meager

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were, they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, offspring, people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creature, people

Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'.

क्षीयमाणे (kṣīyamāṇe) - while the Moon god was waning (while diminishing, as he was waning, in a state of decay)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīyamāṇa

kṣīyamāṇa - waning, decaying, diminishing

present passive participle

From root kṣi (to wane, decay) with śānac suffix.

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'niśākare'.

निशाकरे (niśākare) - in (the case of) the Moon god (in the moon)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niśākara

niśākara - moon (lit. night-maker)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (niśā+kara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -a.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'kṣīyamāṇe'.