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Shloka 6

Adhyaya 4: अहोरात्र-युग-मन्वन्तर-कल्पमान तथा प्रलयान्ते सृष्ट्युपक्रमः

तावच्छती च वै संध्या संध्यांशश् च कृतस्य तु त्रिशती द्विशती संध्या तथा चैकशती क्रमात्

tāvacchatī ca vai saṃdhyā saṃdhyāṃśaś ca kṛtasya tu triśatī dviśatī saṃdhyā tathā caikaśatī kramāt

Bagi Kṛta Yuga, sandhyā (masa peralihan) dan sandhyāṃśa (bahagian penutupnya) adalah sama ukurannya—masing-masing empat ratus tahun. Sesudah itu, menurut tertib, ukuran sandhyā menjadi tiga ratus, dua ratus, dan seratus tahun bagi yuga-yuga berikutnya.

tāvatof that same measure
tāvat:
śatīa hundred (as a unit, here implying hundreds)
śatī:
caand
ca:
vaiindeed
vai:
sandhyāthe junction/twilight period between yugas
sandhyā:
sandhyā-aṃśaḥthe portion of the sandhyā (the concluding junction)
sandhyā-aṃśaḥ:
caand
ca:
kṛtasyaof the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga
kṛtasya:
tubut/indeed
tu:
triśatīthree hundreds (300)
triśatī:
dviśatītwo hundreds (200)
dviśatī:
sandhyāthe junction period
sandhyā:
tathālikewise
tathā:
caand
ca:
ekaśatīone hundred (100)
ekaśatī:
kramātsuccessively/in order
kramāt:

Suta Goswami