Shloka 4
युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति
Devanagari script
शैलादिरुवाच तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शिलादस्य महात्मनः व्याजहार यथादृष्टं युगधर्मं सुविस्तरम्
Transliteration
śailādiruvāca tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śilādasya mahātmanaḥ vyājahāra yathādṛṣṭaṃ yugadharmaṃ suvistaram
Translation
Śailādi berkata: Setelah mendengar kata-kata Śilāda yang berhati mulia itu, beliau pun menjelaskan—sebagaimana yang telah disaksikannya—dharma bagi setiap Yuga dengan luas dan terperinci.
Word by Word
ŚailādiḥŚailādi (the speaker)
Śailādiḥ:
uvācasaid
uvāca:
tasyaof him/that (Śilāda)
tasya:
tad-vacanamthose words/speech
tad-vacanam:
śrutvāhaving heard
śrutvā:
Śilādasyaof Śilāda
Śilādasya:
mahātmanaḥof the great-souled one
mahātmanaḥ:
vyājahāraspoke/explained
vyājahāra:
yathā-dṛṣṭamas seen/realized (as known through direct understanding)
yathā-dṛṣṭam:
yuga-dharmamthe dharma of the ages (yuga-wise religious order)
yuga-dharmam:
suvistaramvery extensively/in great detail.
suvistaram:
Speaker
Śailādi