Shloka 4

इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्

Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration

Devanagari script

किंवीर्या मानवास्तत्र किमाहारविहारिण: । किमायुष: किंवसना भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये,युगान्तकालमें कलियुगके मनुष्योंका बल-पराक्रम कैसा होगा? उनके आहार-विहार कैसे होंगे? उनकी आयु कितनी होगी और उनके परिधान--वस्त्राभूषण कैसे होंगे

Transliteration

kiṁvīryā mānavās tatra kimāhāra-vihāriṇaḥ | kimāyuṣaḥ kiṁvasanā bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira asked: “At the end of the age, what kind of strength and valor will people have? What will their food and daily conduct be like? How long will they live, and what sort of clothing and adornments will they wear?”

Word by Word

किम्what (kind of)

वीर्याःpossessing strength/valor

मानवाःhumans/men

तत्रthere

किम्what (kind of)

आहारfood/diet

विहारिणःhaving (such) conduct/recreation; living (in such a way)

किम्what (kind of)

आयुषःof lifespan; lifespan

किम्what (kind of)

वसनाःclad/dressed (in such garments)

भविष्यन्तिwill be

युगक्षयेat the end of the age

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

mānava (humankind)

yuga (the age/epoch)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes