चत्वारि त्रीणि द्वे चैकं कृतादिषु यथाक्रमम् संख्यातानि सहस्राणि द्विगुणानि शतानि च
catvāri trīṇi dve caikaṁ kṛtādiṣu yathākramam saṅkhyātāni sahasrāṇi dviguṇāni śatāni ca
Synonyms
catvāri—four; trīṇi—three; dve—two; ca—also; ekam—one; kṛta-ādiṣu—in the Satya-yuga millennium; yathā-kramam—and subsequently others; saṅkhyātāni—numbering; sahasrāṇi—thousands; dviguṇāni—twice; śatāni—hundreds; ca—also..
Translation
The duration of the Satya-yuga millennium equals 4,800 years of the demigods; the duration of the Treta-yuga millennium equals 3,600 years of the demigods; the duration of the Dvāpara-yuga millennium equals 2,400 years; and that of the Kali-yuga millennium is 1,200 years of the demigods.
Purport
As aforementioned, one year of the demigods is equal to 360 years of the human beings. The duration of the Satya-yuga is therefore 4,800 x 360 or 1,728,000 years. The duration of the Tretā-yuga millennium is 3,600 x 360 or 1,296,000 years. The duration of the Dvāpara-yuga millennium is 2,400 x 360 or 864,000 years. And the last, the Kali-yuga millennium, is 1,200 x 360 or 432,000 years.