Shloka 69
Yuga-Vibhāga and Kāla-Pramāṇa
Measures of Time and the Four Yugas
Devanagari script
तदा धर्म्मसहस्रान्ते ऽहिंसाधर्मः प्रवर्त्तते / जायन्ते च तदा शूरा आयुष्मन्तो महाबलाः
Transliteration
tadā dharmmasahasrānte 'hiṃsādharmaḥ pravarttate / jāyante ca tadā śūrā āyuṣmanto mahābalāḥ
Translation
ત્યારે ધર્મસહસ્રના અંતે અહિંસાધર્મ પ્રવર્તે છે; ત્યારે શૂર, દીર્ઘાયુ અને મહાબળવાન લોકો જન્મે છે.
Word by Word
tadāthen
tadā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (काल-अव्यय): 'then'
dharma-sahasra-anteat the end of a thousand (years/period) of dharma
dharma-sahasra-ante:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'at the end of a thousand (units) of dharma/years'
ahiṃsā-dharmaḥthe dharma of non-violence
ahiṃsā-dharmaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootahiṃsā (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: 'dharma characterized by non-violence'
pravarttatecomes into operation/prevails
pravarttate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra√vṛt (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्/Laṭ), Ātmanepada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular
jāyanteare born/arise
jāyante:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√jan (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्/Laṭ), Ātmanepada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable conjunction (समुच्चय)
tadāthen
tadā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (काल-अव्यय): 'then'
śūrāḥheroes/valiant men
śūrāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśūra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
āyuṣmantaḥlong-lived
āyuṣmantaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootāyuṣmant (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying śūrāḥ
mahābalāḥvery strong/mighty
mahābalāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying śūrāḥ