त्रेतायां धर्मपादानां तुर्यांशो हीयते शनै: । अधर्मपादैरनृतहिंसासन्तोषविग्रहै: ॥ २० ॥
tretāyāṁ dharma-pādānāṁ turyāṁśo hīyate śanaiḥ adharma-pādair anṛta- hiṁṣāsantoṣa-vigrahaiḥ
- tretāyām
- in the second age
- dharma-pādānām
- of the legs of religion
- turya
- one fourth
- aṁśaḥ
- part
- hīyate
- is lost
- śanaiḥ
- gradually
- adharma-pādaiḥ
- by the legs of irreligion
- anṛta
- by falsity
- hiṁsā
- violence
- asantoṣa
- dissatisfaction
- vigrahaiḥ
- and quarrel
In Tretā-yuga each leg of religion is gradually reduced by one quarter by the influence of the four pillars of irreligion — lying, violence, dissatisfaction and quarrel.