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SB 12.3.22

Devanāgarī

तप:सत्यदयादानेष्वर्धं ह्रस्वति द्वापरे । हिंसातुष्टय‍नृतद्वेषैर्धर्मस्याधर्मलक्षणै: ॥ २२ ॥

Text

tapaḥ-satya-dayā-dāneṣv ardhaṁ hrasvati dvāpare hiṁsātuṣṭy-anṛta-dveṣair dharmasyādharma-lakṣaṇaiḥ

Synonyms

tapaḥ—of austerity;satya—truth;dayā—mercy;dāneṣu—and charity;ardham—one half;hrasvati—diminishes;dvāpare—in the age of Dvāpara;hiṁsā—by violence;atuṣṭi—dissatisfaction;anṛta—untruth;dveṣaiḥ—and hatred;dharmasya—of religion;adharma-lakṣaṇaiḥ—by the qualities of irreligion.

Translation

In Dvāpara-yuga the religious qualities of austerity, truth, mercy and charity are reduced to one half by their irreligious counterparts — dissatisfaction, untruth, violence and enmity.

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