SB 1.18.45

Synonyms

tadā — at that time [in the absence of the king or protector (rakṣakābhāva-kāle)³⁵⁹]; nṛṇām — the people’s; ārya-dharmaḥ — ennobled moral disposition [their educated and disciplined manner of being (śiṣṭācāraḥ);³⁶⁰ virtuous mode of conduct (sad-ācāraḥ);³⁶¹ or integral moral path (san-mārgaḥ)³⁶²]; trayī-mayaḥ — rooted in the injunctions of the three Vedas [or which is threefold in nature, being intellectually grasped, intuitively realized, and physically enacted according to the Vedas (vedair mīyate jñāyate pratipādyata iti trayī-maya iti)]; ācāra-yutaḥ — [and] supported by the codes of conduct; [established according to]; varṇa — the respective vocations; āśrama — [and] developmental stages of life; pravilīyate — will disappear altogether [will gradually wane and then disappear (krameṇa hrasitas tirobhavati ca)³⁶³]; tataḥ — thereupon; varṇa-saṅkaraḥ — a confused intermingling of vocational dispositions [due to the commingling of higher evolved and lesser evolved castes (hīna-jātīnām uttama-jātibhir uttama-jātīnāṁ hīna-jātibhir bhoga-sambhogādinā)]; [will prevail (bhaviṣyati)]; [among human beings (puṁsām)]; kāma-abhiniveśita-ātmanām — whose minds are exclusively immersed in the pursuit of wealth and the fulfillment of their desires [ārtha-kāmayor evābhiniveśita-cittānām³⁶⁴]; iva — in the manner [yathā]; śunām — of dogs; kapīnām — [and] monkeys.

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