SB 12.3.34 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

ह्रस्वकाया महाहारा भूर्यपत्या गतह्रिय: । शश्वत्कटुकभाषिण्यश्चौर्यमायोरुसाहसा: ॥ ३४ ॥

Verse text

hrasva-kāyā mahāhārā bhūry-apatyā gata-hriyaḥ śaśvat kaṭuka-bhāṣiṇyaś caurya-māyoru-sāhasāḥ

Synonyms

hrasva — kāyāḥ — having dwarfed bodies ; mahā — āhārāḥ — eating too much ; bhūri — apatyāḥ — having many children ; gata — hriyaḥ — losing their shyness ; śaśvat — constantly ; kaṭuka — harshly ; bhāṣiṇyaḥ — speaking ; caurya — exhibiting the tendencies of thievery ; māyā — deceit ; uru — sāhasāḥ — and great audacity .

Translation

Women will become much smaller in size, and they will eat too much, have more children than they can properly take care of, and lose all shyness. They will always speak harshly and will exhibit qualities of thievery, deceit and unrestrained audacity.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Women will become much smaller in size, will eat too much, have many children, and will be devoid of shyness. They will always speak harshly and will exhibit qualities of thievery, deceit and unrestrained audacity. The qualities of women in Kali-yuga are described.