Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 3: The Bhūmi-gītā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.3.34
hrasva-kāyā mahāhārā
bhūry-apatyā gata-hriyaḥ
śaśvat kaṭuka-bhāṣiṇyaś
caurya-māyoru-sāhasāḥ
SYNONYMS
hrasva-kāyāḥ — having dwarfed bodies; mahā-āhārāḥ — eating too much; bhūri-apatyāḥ — having many children; gata-hriyaḥ — losing their shyness; śaśvat — constantly; kaṭuka — harshly; bhāṣiṇyaḥ — speaking; caurya — exhibiting the tendencies of thievery; māyā — deceit; uru-sāhasāḥ — and great audacity.
TRANSLATION
Women will become much smaller in size, and they will eat too much, have more children than they can properly take care of, and lose all shyness. They will always speak harshly and will exhibit qualities of thievery, deceit and unrestrained audacity.
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