Shloka 99
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
Devanagari script
युगस्वभावश् च तथा विधत्ते वै तदा प्रभुः वर्णाश्रमविभागाश् च युगानि युगसिद्धयः
Transliteration
yugasvabhāvaś ca tathā vidhatte vai tadā prabhuḥ varṇāśramavibhāgāś ca yugāni yugasiddhayaḥ
Translation
ਤਦੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ-ਪਤੀ ਹਰ ਯੁਗ ਦਾ ਸੁਭਾਉ ਯਥਾਵਤ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ—ਵਰਣ-ਆਸ਼੍ਰਮ ਦੀ ਵੰਡ, ਯੁਗਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਵਸਥਾ, ਅਤੇ ਯੁਗ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਸਿੱਧੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਵੀ।
Word by Word
yuga-svabhāvaḥthe inherent character of an age
yuga-svabhāvaḥ:
caand
ca:
tathālikewise/accordingly
tathā:
vidhattearranges/ordains
vidhatte:
vaiindeed
vai:
tadāthen/at that time
tadā:
prabhuḥthe Lord, sovereign (Pati)
prabhuḥ:
varṇa-āśrama-vibhāgāḥthe classifications of social order and life-stages
varṇa-āśrama-vibhāgāḥ:
caand
ca:
yugānithe yugas (ages)
yugāni:
yuga-siddhayaḥage-specific perfections/attainments
yuga-siddhayaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)