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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.39-40

స్త్రీబాలగోద్విజఘ్నాశ్చ పరదారధనాద‍ృతా: । ఉదితాస్తమితప్రాయా అల్పసత్త్వాల్పకాయుష: ॥ ౩౯ ॥ అసంస్కృతా: క్రియాహీనా రజసా తమసావృతా: । ప్రజాస్తే భక్షయిష్యన్తి మ్‍లేచ్ఛా రాజన్యరూపిణ: ॥ ౪౦ ॥
strī-bāla-go-dvija-ghnāś ca
[stree-baala-go-dvija-ghnaash cha]
para-dāra-dhanādṛtāḥ
[para-daara-dhanaadritaah]
uditāsta-mita-prāyā
[uditaasta-mita-praayaa]
alpa-sattvālpakāyuṣaḥ
[alpa-sattvaalpakaayushah]
asaṁskṛtāḥ kriyā-hīnā
[asamskritaah kriyaa-heenaa]
rajasā tamasāvṛtāḥ
[rajasaa tamasaavritaah]
prajās te bhakṣayiṣyanti
[prajaas te bhakshayishyanti]
mlecchā rājanya-rūpiṇaḥ
[mlechchaa raajanya-roopinah]
strī — of women bāla — children go — cows dvija — and brāhmaṇas ghnāḥ — the murderers ca — and para — of other men dāra — the wives dhana — and money ādṛtāḥ — showing interest in udita-asta-mita — switching their moods from elated to depressed and then to moderate prāyāḥ — for the most part alpa-sattva — having little strength alpaka-āyuṣaḥ — and short life spans asaṁskṛtāḥ — not purified by Vedic rituals kriyā-hīnāḥ — devoid of regulative principles rajasā — by the mode of passion tamasā — and by the mode of ignorance āvṛtāḥ — covered over prajāḥ — the citizens te — they bhakṣayiṣyanti — will virtually devour mlecchāḥ — outcastes rājanya-rūpiṇaḥ — appearing as kings.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
strī-bāla-go-dvija-ghnāś ca
strī
of women
bāla
children
go
cows
dvija
and brāhmaṇas
ghnāḥ
the murderers
ca
and
para-dāra-dhanādṛtāḥ
para
of other men
dāra
the wives
dhana
and money
ādṛtāḥ
showing interest in
uditāsta-mita-prāyā
udita-asta-mita
switching their moods from elated to depressed and then to moderate
prāyāḥ
for the most part
alpa-sattvālpakāyuṣaḥ
alpa-sattva
having little strength
alpaka-āyuṣaḥ
and short life spans
asaṁskṛtāḥ kriyā-hīnā
asaṁskṛtāḥ
not purified by Vedic rituals
kriyā-hīnāḥ
devoid of regulative principles
rajasā tamasāvṛtāḥ
rajasā
by the mode of passion
tamasā
and by the mode of ignorance
āvṛtāḥ
covered over
prajās te bhakṣayiṣyanti
prajāḥ
the citizens
te
they
bhakṣayiṣyanti
will virtually devour
mlecchā rājanya-rūpiṇaḥ
mlecchāḥ
outcastes
rājanya-rūpiṇaḥ
appearing as kings.
These barbarians in the guise of kings will devour the citizenry, murdering innocent women, children, cows and brāhmaṇas and coveting the wives and property of other men. They will be erratic in their moods, have little strength of character and be very short-lived. Indeed, not purified by any Vedic rituals and lacking in the practice of regulative principles, they will be completely covered by the modes of passion and ignorance.

These verses give a concise, accurate description of the fallen leaders of this age.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
These barbarians in the guise of kings will devour the citizenry, murdering innocent women, children, cows and brāhmaṇas, and coveting the wives and property of other men. They will be erratic in their moods, have little strength of character and be very short-lived. Devoid of Vedic rituals saṁskāras, they will be completely covered by the modes of passion and ignorance.
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