अवसर्पिणीavasarpiṇīf. "going or gliding down gradually", a descending period of a long duration and alternating with the…
feminine "going or gliding down gradually", a descending period of a long duration and alternating with the "ascending one" (उत्-सर्पिणी quod vide; both the ascending [उत्-स्that the rest of a word is to be supplied] and descending [अव-स्that the rest of a word is to be supplied] cycle are divided into six stages each: good-good, good, good-bad, bad-good, bad, bad-bad) Jain. A1ryabh.
