Shloka 59
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
Devanagari script
विनिघ्नन्सर्वभूतानि शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः कृत्वा बीजावशेषां तु पृथिवीं क्रूरकर्मणः
Transliteration
vinighnansarvabhūtāni śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ kṛtvā bījāvaśeṣāṃ tu pṛthivīṃ krūrakarmaṇaḥ
Translation
Aquele de feitos cruéis abateu todos os seres—às centenas e depois aos milhares—até reduzir a terra a um simples resíduo de sementes, mera potência para a manifestação futura.
Word by Word
vinighnanstriking down, slaying
vinighnan:
sarva-bhūtāniall beings/creatures
sarva-bhūtāni:
śataśaḥby hundreds
śataśaḥ:
athathen
atha:
sahasraśaḥby thousands
sahasraśaḥ:
kṛtvāhaving made, having rendered
kṛtvā:
bīja-avaśeṣāmleaving only seed-remnants, reduced to seed-state
bīja-avaśeṣām:
tuindeed/but
tu:
pṛthivīmthe earth
pṛthivīm:
krūra-karmaṇaḥof the cruel-acting one (agent of harsh deeds)
krūra-karmaṇaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)