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तथा त्रीणि सहस्राणि त्रेतायां मनुजाधिप । द्विसहस्रं द्वापरे तु शते तिष्ठति संप्रति॥६-११-६॥
Likewise, in Tretā it is three thousand years, O ruler of men; in Dvāpara it is two thousand. At present it stands at one hundred.
english translation
न प्रमाणस्थितिर्ह्यस्ति पुष्येऽस्मिन्भरतर्षभ । गर्भस्थाश्च म्रियन्तेऽत्र तथा जाता म्रियन्ति च॥६-११-७॥
In this Puṣya age, O best of the Bharatas, there is no fixed measure of life. Here, some die even while in the womb, and likewise some die after birth.
english translation
महाबला महासत्त्वाः प्रजागुणसमन्विताः । अजायन्त कृते राजन्मुनयः सुतपोधनाः॥६-११-८॥
In the Kṛta age, O king, sages were born—of great strength and great excellence—endowed with the people’s virtues and rich in the treasure of tapas, austerity.
english translation
महोत्साहा महात्मानो धार्मिकाः सत्यवादिनः । जाताः कृतयुगे राजन्धनिनः प्रियदर्शनाः॥६-११-९॥
In the Kṛta age, O king, people were born with great initiative and noble disposition—dharmic, truthful in speech, prosperous, and pleasing in appearance.
english translation
आयुष्मन्तो महावीरा धनुर्धरवरा युधि । जायन्ते क्षत्रियाः शूरास्त्रेतायां चक्रवर्तिनः॥६-११-१०॥
In the Tretā age are born long-lived, highly capable kṣatriyas—heroic, foremost among archers in battle, and cakravartins, imperial rulers.
english translation