Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Glanirbhavati | Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 7-8 | Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Sloka | Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Slok | Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya sloka with Full meaning.

Important information

Did you know: This verse was described by Lord Sri Krishna in Mahabharata, when Arjuna had refused to fight in Kurukshetra.

This verse is one of the major and famous verses (slok) of the Hindu holy book Gita. This verses are 7 and 8 of Chapter 4 of the Gita. This verse was described by Lord Sri Krishna in Mahabharata when Arjuna had refused to fight in Kurukshetra.

Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata |
Abhythanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham ||

Paritranaya sadhunang vinashay cha dushkritam |
Dharmasangsthapanarthay sambhabami yuge yuge ||

Meaning - I am coming, I am coming, when there is a loss of religion, then I am coming, when the iniquity increases, then I am coming to protect the gentlemen, to destroy the wicked I am coming in to establish religion and I am born in the age of era.

Meaning of Sanskrit word in English—

Verse 7 :
Yada= when
Hi = indeed
Dharmasya = of religion/duty
Glani = decay
Bhavati = is
Bharata = O Bharata (name of Arjuna)
Abhuthanam = rising up
Adharmasya = of sin/chaos (note, the word "Dharma" means "religion", "a+dharma" means "not religion" or something against religion.)
Tada = Then
Atmanam = Myself
Srijami = Create ("Srijami" means "I create")
Aham = I

Verse 8:
Paritranay = to protect/save
Sadhunang =of the good or good people
Vinashay = to destroy/for the destruction
Cha = And
Dushkritam = of the evil or evil-doers
Dharma = religion
Sangsthapan = to establish
Arthay = to/for the sake of
Sambhabami = I am born
Yuge = In age