निर्वीर्याः श्रौतजातीया विषहीनोरगा इव । सत्यादौ सफला आसन् कलौ ते मृतका इव ॥ १५ ॥
nirvīryāḥ śrautajātīyā viṣahīnōragā iva | satyādau saphalā āsan kalau tē mṛtakā iva || 15 ||
Translation
The mantras of Vedic origin are powerless, like snakes without venom. They bore fruit in the Satya and the following ages; in the Kali age they are as if dead.
Word by word
- nirvīryāḥ
- powerless
- śrautajātīyā
- of Vedic origin
- viṣahīnōragā
- snakes without venom
- iva
- like
- satyādau
- in the Satya and other ages
- saphalā
- fruitful
- āsan
- were
- kalau
- in the Kali age
- tē
- they
- mṛtakā
- dead
Meaning
Not false, but spent: the commentary says they no longer produce the fruits they once did.