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Shloka 49

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

युगस्वभावाः संध्यास्तु तिष्ठन्तीह तु पादशः संध्यास्वभावाः स्वांशेषु पादशस्ते प्रतिष्ठिताः

yugasvabhāvāḥ saṃdhyāstu tiṣṭhantīha tu pādaśaḥ saṃdhyāsvabhāvāḥ svāṃśeṣu pādaśaste pratiṣṭhitāḥ

ここにおいて、移行期(サンディヤー)は四分ごとに存し、各ユガの性質そのものを帯びている。ユガもまた、自らの分の内に四分ごとに स्थापितされ、サンディヤーの性質を帯びている。

yuga-svabhāvāḥhaving the nature of the yugas
yuga-svabhāvāḥ:
saṃdhyāḥjunction-periods (dawn/dusk between yugas)
saṃdhyāḥ:
tuindeed
tu:
tiṣṭhantiabide/stand
tiṣṭhanti:
ihahere (in this cosmic order)
iha:
pādaśaḥby quarters/stepwise
pādaśaḥ:
saṃdhyā-svabhāvāḥhaving the nature of the sandhyās
saṃdhyā-svabhāvāḥ:
sva-aṃśeṣuin their own portions/segments
sva-aṃśeṣu:
tethey (those yugas/sandhyās)
te:
pratiṣṭhitāḥfirmly established/grounded
pratiṣṭhitāḥ:

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmic order to the sages of Naimisharanya)