Shloka 99
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
Devanagari script
युगस्वभावश् च तथा विधत्ते वै तदा प्रभुः वर्णाश्रमविभागाश् च युगानि युगसिद्धयः
Transliteration
yugasvabhāvaś ca tathā vidhatte vai tadā prabhuḥ varṇāśramavibhāgāś ca yugāni yugasiddhayaḥ
Translation
Alors le Seigneur (Pati) ordonne véritablement la nature propre de chaque yuga—établissant les divisions de varṇa et d’āśrama, les yugas eux-mêmes, et les siddhis (accomplissements) convenant à chaque âge.
Word by Word
yuga-svabhāvaḥthe inherent character of an age
yuga-svabhāvaḥ:
caand
ca:
tathālikewise/accordingly
tathā:
vidhattearranges/ordains
vidhatte:
vaiindeed
vai:
tadāthen/at that time
tadā:
prabhuḥthe Lord, sovereign (Pati)
prabhuḥ:
varṇa-āśrama-vibhāgāḥthe classifications of social order and life-stages
varṇa-āśrama-vibhāgāḥ:
caand
ca:
yugānithe yugas (ages)
yugāni:
yuga-siddhayaḥage-specific perfections/attainments
yuga-siddhayaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)