Shloka 11
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
Devanagari script
अरक्षितारो हर्तारः पार्थिवाश् च शिलाशन शूद्रा वै ज्ञानिनः सर्वे ब्राह्मणैरभिवन्दिताः
Transliteration
arakṣitāro hartāraḥ pārthivāś ca śilāśana śūdrā vai jñāninaḥ sarve brāhmaṇairabhivanditāḥ
Translation
En la era de Kali, los reyes no serán protectores sino saqueadores; vivirán como comedores de piedra. Y los Śūdras serán tenidos por sabios, honrados y saludados incluso por los Brāhmaṇas.
Word by Word
arakṣitāraḥnon-protectors (those who fail to guard subjects)
arakṣitāraḥ:
hartāraḥrobbers/plunderers
hartāraḥ:
pārthivāḥkings/rulers
pārthivāḥ:
caand
ca:
śilāśanāḥstone-eaters (hard-hearted, living without refinement/dharma)
śilāśanāḥ:
śūdrāḥŚūdras
śūdrāḥ:
vaiindeed
vai:
jñāninaḥlearned/knowers
jñāninaḥ:
sarveall
sarve:
brāhmaṇaiḥby Brāhmaṇas
brāhmaṇaiḥ:
abhivanditāḥsaluted/revered
abhivanditāḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)