Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

हित्वा पुत्रांश् च दारांश् च विवादव्याकुलेन्द्रियाः अनावृष्टिहताश्चैव वार्तामुत्सृज्य दूरतः

Transliteration

hitvā putrāṃś ca dārāṃś ca vivādavyākulendriyāḥ anāvṛṣṭihatāścaiva vārtāmutsṛjya dūrataḥ

Translation

Dihentam kemarau, dan pancaindera mereka kacau oleh pertikaian, mereka meninggalkan anak-anak serta isteri; membuang mata pencarian, lalu berangkat jauh.

Word by Word

• hitvā: having abandoned

• putrān: sons

• ca: and

• dārān: wives

• ca: and

• vivāda: disputes/quarrels

• vyākula: disturbed, agitated

• indriyāḥ: senses

• anāvṛṣṭi: absence of rain/drought

• hatāḥ: smitten, afflicted

• ca eva: and indeed

• vārtām: livelihood/means of subsistence (trade, agriculture)

• utsṛjya: having given up, renounced

• dūrataḥ: from afar/far away

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)