चत्वारि त्रीणि द्वै चैकं कृतादिषु यथाक्रमम् । संख्यातानि सहस्राणि द्विगुणानि शतानि च ॥ १९ ॥
catvari trini dve caikam krtadisu yatha-kramam sankhyatani sahasrani dvi-gunani satani ca
- catvari
- four
- trini
- three
- dve
- two
- ca
- also
- ekam
- one
- krta-adisu
- in the Satya-yuga
- yatha-kramam
- and subsequently others
- sankhyatani
- numbering
- sahasrani
- thousands
- dvi-gunani
- twice
- satani
- hundreds
- ca
- also.
The duration of the Satya millennium equals 4,800 years of the years of the demigods; the duration of the Dvapara millennium equals 2,400 years; and that of the Kali millennium is 1,200 years of the demigods.