Shloka 43
युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति
Devanagari script
ततस्ताः पर्यगृह्णन्त नदीक्षेत्राणि पर्वतान् वृक्षगुल्मौषधीश्चैव प्रसह्य तु यथाबलम्
Transliteration
tatastāḥ paryagṛhṇanta nadīkṣetrāṇi parvatān vṛkṣagulmauṣadhīścaiva prasahya tu yathābalam
Translation
Então, conforme a medida de seu poder, tomaram à força as faixas dos rios e as terras sagradas (kṣetra), as montanhas, e também as árvores, os arbustos e as ervas medicinais—apropriando-se dos próprios sustentos dos paśu encarnados no mundo.
Word by Word
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
tāḥthose (feminine plural beings)
tāḥ:
paryagṛhṇantathey seized/appropriated on all sides
paryagṛhṇanta:
nadī-kṣetrāṇiriver-regions and cultivated/sacred fields
nadī-kṣetrāṇi:
parvatānmountains
parvatān:
vṛkṣatrees
vṛkṣa:
gulmashrubs/bushes
gulma:
auṣadhīḥmedicinal herbs/plants
auṣadhīḥ:
ca evaand indeed/also
ca eva:
prasahyaby force, violently
prasahya:
tubut/indeed
tu:
yathā-balamaccording to (their) strength, as far as power allows
yathā-balam:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)