यदा तु मानवा भूमौ स्त्रीजिताः कामकिङ्कराः । द्रुह्यन्ति गुरुमित्रादीन् तदैव प्रवलः कलिः ॥ ५२ ॥
yadā tu mānavā bhūmau strījitāḥ kāmakiṅkarāḥ | druhyanti gurumitrādīn tadaiva pravalaḥ kaliḥ || 52 ||
Translation
When men on earth, ruled by women and slaves of desire, wrong their gurus, friends and others, then the Kali age is in its strength.
Word by word
- yadā
- when
- tu
- indeed
- mānavā
- men
- bhūmau
- on earth
- strījitāḥ
- ruled by women
- kāmakiṅkarāḥ
- slaves of desire
- druhyanti
- wrong
- gurumitrādīn
- gurus, friends and others
- tadaiva
- then indeed
- pravalaḥ
- strong
- kaliḥ
- is Kali