SB 12.3.22 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

तप:सत्यदयादानेष्वर्धं ह्रस्वति द्वापरे । हिंसातुष्टय‍नृतद्वेषैर्धर्मस्याधर्मलक्षणै: ॥ २२ ॥

Verse 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In Dvāpara-yuga, the religious qualities of austerity, truth, mercy and cleanliness are reduced to one half by their irreligious counterparts—dissatisfaction, untruth, violence and enmity. The list of adharmas starting with violence is not in the same order as the qualities of religion mentioned in the first line.