Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.3

tayoḥ samabhaval lobho

nikṛtiś ca mahā-mate

tābhyāḿ krodhaś ca hiḿsā ca

yad duruktiḥ svasā kaliḥ

SYNONYMS

tayoḥ — those two; samabhavat — were born; lobhaḥ — Greed; nikṛtiḥ — Cunning; ca — and; mahā-mate — O great soul; tābhyām — from both of them; krodhaḥ — Anger; ca — and; hiḿsā — Envy; ca — and; yat — from both of whom; duruktiḥ — Harsh Speech; svasā — sister; kaliḥ — Kali.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya told Vidura: O great soul, from Dambha and Māyā were born Greed and Nikṛti, or Cunning. From their combination came children named Krodha (Anger) and Hiḿsā (Envy), and from their combination were born Kali and his sister Durukti (Harsh Speech).

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