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Chapter 12.224 - Verse 66

Sanskrit Text

दृश्यन्ते नापि दृश्यन्ते वेदाः कलियुगेऽखिलाः उत्सीदन्ते सयज्ञाश्च केवला धर्मसेतवः

English Translation

In the Kali age, all the Vedas become so scarce that they are not seen by men. Afflicted by iniquity, they become extinct along with the rites and sacrifices laid down in them.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

दृश्यन्ते | न + अपि | दृश्यन्ते | वेदाः | कलि + युग | ऽखिलाः
उत्सीदन्ते | स + यज्ञ + च | केवला | धर्म + सेतु