यदा तु म्लेच्छजातीया राजानो धनलोलुपाः । भविष्यन्ति महाप्राज्ञे तदैव प्रवलः कलिः ॥ ५० ॥
yadā tu mlēcchajātīyā rājānō dhanalōlupāḥ | bhaviṣyanti mahāprājñē tadaiva pravalaḥ kaliḥ || 50 ||
Translation
When kings are of mleccha birth and greedy for wealth, O most wise one, then the Kali age is in its strength.
Word by word
- yadā
- when
- tu
- indeed
- mlēcchajātīyā
- of mleccha birth
- rājānō
- kings
- dhanalōlupāḥ
- greedy for wealth
- bhaviṣyanti
- will be
- mahāprājñē
- O most wise one
- tadaiva
- then indeed
- pravalaḥ
- strong
- kaliḥ
- is Kali
Meaning
Mleccha are people outside the Vedic order.