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ŚB 12.3.22

Devanagari

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.