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Chapter 12.49
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Sanskrit Text
ततः
कालेन
पृथिवी
प्रविवेश
रसातलम्
।
अरक्ष्यमाणा
विधिवत्क्षत्रियैर्धर्मरक्षिभिः
॥
English Translation
By the course of Time, the earth was assailed by wicked men. Unprotected duly by the virtuous Kshatriyas, and oppressed by the wicked for that disorder, the Earth quickly sank to the lowest depths.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
ततः | कालेन | पृथिवी | प्रविवेश | रसातलम्
अरक्ष्यमाणा | विधिवत् | क्षत्रियैर् | धर्म + रक्षिन्
अरक्ष्यमाणा | विधिवत् | क्षत्रियैर् | धर्म + रक्षिन्