Shloka 22

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

चत्वार्याहु: सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्‌ कृतं युगम्‌

Transliteration

catvāry āhuḥ sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tat kṛtaṃ yugam

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “They declare that four thousand years constitute that Kṛta Yuga.”

Word by Word

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• आहुः: they say / have said
• आहुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• वर्षाणाम्: of years
• वर्षाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कृतम्: made/constituted (as)
• कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• युगम्: an age (yuga)
• युगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Kṛta Yuga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a traditional measure of cosmic time, stating that the Kṛta Yuga is reckoned as four thousand years, framing dharma and human conduct within a larger cyclical order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana is reporting a doctrinal statement about the length of the Kṛta Yuga as part of a broader discussion on yugas and the progression of time and righteousness across ages.