यदा स्त्रियोऽतिदुर्दान्ताः कर्कशाः कलहे रताः । गर्हिष्यन्ति च भर्त्तारं तदैव प्रवलः कलिः ॥ ५१ ॥
yadā striyō’tidurdāntāḥ karkaśāḥ kalahē ratāḥ | garhiṣyanti ca bharttāraṁ tadaiva pravalaḥ kaliḥ || 51 ||
Translation
When women are very hard to restrain, harsh, fond of quarrels, and revile their husbands, then the Kali age is in its strength.
Word by word
- yadā
- when
- striyō’tidurdāntāḥ
- women are very hard to restrain
- karkaśāḥ
- harsh
- kalahē
- in quarrel
- ratāḥ
- delighting
- garhiṣyanti
- will revile
- ca
- and
- bharttāraṁ
- the husband
- tadaiva
- then indeed
- pravalaḥ
- strong
- kaliḥ
- is Kali
Meaning
The list follows the text and its time; the commentary glosses each word.