काले काले पृथग्ब्रह्मन् भूरिवीर्यविभूतयः । भूतेष्वभ्युदयं यान्ति प्रलीयन्ते च कालतः ॥ २९ ॥
kālē kālē pṛthagbrahman bhūrivīryavibhūtayaḥ | bhūtēṣvabhyudayaṁ yānti pralīyantē ca kālataḥ || 29 ||
Translation
"From time to time, O brahmin, great powers and glories rise among beings, one after another, and in time they pass away.
Word by word
- kālē
- from time to time
- pṛthag
- (pṛthak) one after another
- brahman
- (brahman) O brahmin
- bhūri
- great
- vīrya
- powers
- vibhūtayaḥ
- and glories
- bhūtēṣu
- among beings
- abhyudayaṁ
- rise
- yānti
- go to
- pralīyantē
- pass away
- ca
- and
- kālataḥ
- in time
Meaning
A reflection on time that the work will develop at length: every power has its season and passes.