tapaḼ-satya-dayā-dāneᚣv
ardhaᚁ hrasvati dvāpare
hiṁsātuṣṭy-anṛta-dveṣair
dharmasyādharma-lakṣaṇaiḥ

 tapaḼ - of austerity; satya - truth; dayā - mercy; dāneᚣu - and charity; ardham - one half; hrasvati - diminishes; dvāpare - in the age of Dvāpara; hiᚁsā - by violence; atuᚣᚭi - dissatisfaction; anṛta - untruth; dveᚣaiḼ - and hatred; dharmasya - of religion; adharma-lakᚣaṇaiḼ - by the qualities of irreligion.


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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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