Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.34
యదర్ధమాయుషస్తస్య పరార్ధమభిధీయతే ।
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yad ardham āyuṣas tasya
[yad ardham aayushas tasya]
parārdham abhidhīyate
[paraardham abhidheeyate]
pūrvaḥ parārdho ’pakrānto
[poorvah paraardho ’pakraanto]
hy aparo ’dya pravartate
[hy aparo ’dya pravartate]
Word-for-word
yat
—
that which
ardham
—
half
āyuṣaḥ
—
of the duration of life
tasya
—
his
parārdham
—
a parārdha
abhidhīyate
—
is called
pūrvaḥ
—
the former
para-ardhaḥ
—
half of the duration of life
apakrāntaḥ
—
having passed
hi
—
certainly
aparaḥ
—
the latter
adya
—
in this millennium
pravartate
—
shall begin.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad ardham āyuṣas tasya
yat
that which
ardham
half
āyuṣaḥ
of the duration of life
tasya
his
parārdham abhidhīyate
parārdham
a parārdha
abhidhīyate
is called
pūrvaḥ parārdho ’pakrānto
pūrvaḥ
the former
para-ardhaḥ
half of the duration of life
hy aparo ’dya pravartate
apakrāntaḥ
having passed
hi
certainly
aparaḥ
the latter
adya
in this millennium
pravartate
shall begin.
The one hundred years of Brahmā’s life are divided into two parts, the first half and the second half. The first half of the duration of Brahmā’s life is already over, and the second half is now current.
Purport
The duration of one hundred years in the life of Brahmā has already been discussed in many places in this work, and it is described in Bhagavad-gītā (8.17) also. Fifty years of the life of Brahmā are already over, and fifty years are yet to be completed; then, for Brahmā also, death is inevitable.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
A half of Brahmā’s life is called a parardha. The first parardha has passed and the second parardha has begun at present.
This verse describes how Brahmā’s life is divided into two parts.
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