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Shloka 105.18Unverified draft

यथागारं दृढस्थूणं जीर्णं भूत्वावसीदति । तथैव सीदन्ति नराः जरामृत्युवशङ्गताः ।।2.105.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yathāgāraṃयथागारंas a houseparticle + nominative
dṛḍhasthūṇaṃदृढस्थूणंwith firm pillarsnominative adjective
jīrṇaṃजीर्णंdecayednominative adjective
bhūtvāvasīdatiभूत्वावसीदतिhaving become, collapsesgerund + verb, present
tathaivaतथैवjust soadverb + particle
sīdantiसीदन्तिsink, declineverb, present
narāḥनराःmennominative
jarāmṛtyuvaśaṅgatāḥजरामृत्युवशङ्गताःhaving come under the power of old age and deathnominative adjective

Reference: 2.105.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa