tretÄyÄá¹ dharma-pÄdÄnÄá¹
turyÄmÅ›o hÄ«yate Å›anaiḥ
adharma-pÄdair aná¹›ta-
hiá¹á¹£Äsantoá¹£a-vigrahaiḥ
tretÄyÄm - in the second age; dharma-pÄdÄnÄm - of the legs of religion; turya - one fourth; amÅ›aḥ - part; hÄ«yate - is lost; Å›anaiḥ - gradually; adharma-pÄdaiḥ - by the legs of irreligion; aná¹›ta - by falsity; hiá¹sÄ - violence; asantoá¹£a - dissatisfaction; vigrahaiḥ - and quarrel.
In TretÄ-yuga each leg of religion is gradually reduced by one quarter by the influence of the four pillars of irreligion — lying, violence, dissatisfaction and quarrel.
By falsity truth is diminished, by violence mercy is diminished, by dissatisfaction austerity is diminished, and by quarrel charity and cleanliness are diminished.
