यदर्धमायुषस्तस्य परार्धमभिधीयते पूर्वः परार्धो ऽपक्रान्तो ह्यपरो ऽद्य प्रवर्तते
yad ardham āyuṣas tasya parārdham abhidhīyate pūrvaḥ parārdho 'pakrānto hy aparo 'dya pravartate
Synonyms
yat—that which; ardham—half; āyuṣaḥ—of the duration of life; tasya—his; parārdham—a parārdha; abhidhīyate—is called; pūrvaḥ—the former; parārdhaḥ—half of the duration of life; apakrāntaḥ—having passed; hi—certainly; aparaḥ—the latter; adya—in this millennium; pravartate—shall begin..
Translation
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 also (Bg. 8.17). 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.