Shloka 85
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
ततो वै द्वापरं नाम मिश्र: कालो भविष्यति । द्विपादहीनो धर्मश्न युगे तस्मिन् भविष्यति,“उसके बाद द्वापर युगका आगमन होगा। वह समय धर्म और अधर्मके सम्मिश्रणसे युक्त होगा। उस युगमें धर्मके दो चरण नष्ट हो जायँगे
tato vai dvāparaṃ nāma miśraḥ kālo bhaviṣyati | dvipāda-hīno dharmaś ca yuge tasmin bhaviṣyati ||
Alors s’élèvera l’âge nommé Dvāpara. Ce sera un temps mêlé, où le juste et l’injuste s’entrecroisent ; et dans ce yuga, le Dharma diminuera, ne tenant plus que sur deux pieds, deux de ses parts étant perdues.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that moral order (Dharma) is not constant across ages: in Dvāpara Yuga it becomes weakened and mixed with adharma, symbolized by Dharma losing two of its four supports.
Vaiśaṃpāyana continues a yuga-description, announcing the coming of Dvāpara as an epoch characterized by a blend of virtue and vice, where Dharma no longer stands fully but is reduced to half its former strength.