Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda Sarga 35 Shloka 14
Original Shlokaधर्मोवैग्रसतेऽधर्मंततःकृतमभूद्युगम् ।।6.35.14।। अधर्मोग्रसतेधर्मंततस्तिष्यःप्रवर्तते ।
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English Translation
धर्मः moral merit, यदा similarly, अधर्मम् unrighteous, ग्रसते destroyed, कृतंयुगम् Krtam Yuga, अभूत् not exist, अधर्मः unrighteousness, धर्मम् righteousness, ग्रसते eclipses, तदा so also, तिष्यः end, प्रवर्तते commences.
English Commentary
"When moral merit destroys unrighteousness, it is called Krtayuga. So also, when virtue gets eclipsed by unrighteousness, it is called Kaliyuga."