Shloka 7
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
Devanagari script
भवतीह कलौ तस्मिञ् शयनासनभोजनैः राजानः शूद्रभूयिष्ठा ब्राह्मणान् बाधयन्ति ते
Transliteration
bhavatīha kalau tasmiñ śayanāsanabhojanaiḥ rājānaḥ śūdrabhūyiṣṭhā brāhmaṇān bādhayanti te
Translation
भवतीह कलौ तस्मिञ् शयनासनभोजनैः। राजानः शूद्रभूयिष्ठा ब्राह्मणान् बाधयन्ति ते॥
Word by Word
bhavaticomes to pass/occurs
bhavati:
ihahere (in this world)
iha:
kalauin Kali-yuga
kalau:
tasminin that (time/age)
tasmin:
śayana-āsana-bhojanaiḥwith respect to beds/lodging, seats, and food (basic honors and provisions)
śayana-āsana-bhojanaiḥ:
rājānaḥkings/rulers
rājānaḥ:
śūdra-bhūyiṣṭhāḥmostly śūdra-like/overwhelmed by śūdra qualities
śūdra-bhūyiṣṭhāḥ:
brāhmaṇānthe brāhmaṇas
brāhmaṇān:
bādhayantioppress, trouble, harass
bādhayanti:
tethey
te:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)