यदर्धमायुषस्तस्य परार्धमभिधीयते । पूर्व: परार्धोऽपक्रान्तो ह्यपरोऽद्य प्रवर्तते ॥ ३४ ॥
yad ardham ayusas tasya parardham abhidhiyate purvah parardho ’pakranto hy aparo ’dya pravartate
- yat
- that which
- ardham
- half
- ayusah
- of the duration of life
- tasya
- his
- parardham
- a parardha
- abhidhiyate
- is called
- purvah
- the former
- para-ardhah
- half of the duration of life
- apakrantah
- having passed
- hi
- certainly
- aparah
- the latter
- adya
- in this millennium
- pravartate
- shall begin.
The one hundred years of Brahma’s life are divided into two parts, the first half and the second half. The first half of the duration of Brahma’s life is already over, and the second half is now current.