महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-211, verse-39

जरया हि परीतस्य मृत्युना वा विनाशिना ।
दुर्बलं दुर्बलं पूर्वं गृहस्येव विनश्यति ॥३९॥

39. jarayā hi parītasya mṛtyunā vā vināśinā ,
durbalaṁ durbalaṁ pūrvaṁ gṛhasyeva vinaśyati.

39. jarayā hi parītasya mṛtyunā vā vināśinā |
durbalam durbalam pūrvam gṛhasya iva vinaśyati

39. hi jarayā vā vināśinā mṛtyunā parītasya (narasyā),
pūrvam durbalam durbalam [bhavati,
tataḥ] gṛhasya iva [śarīram] vinaśyati.

39. Indeed, for one who is overcome by old age or by destructive death, (the body) gradually becomes weaker and weaker at first, and then perishes, just like a house.

Words meanings summery:

• जरया (jarayā) - by old age, by decay

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• परीतस्य (parītasya) - of one overcome, of one afflicted, of one surrounded

• मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

• वा (vā) - or, either

• विनाशिना (vināśinā) - by the destructive one, by that which causes destruction, by the destroyer

• दुर्बलम् (durbalam) - gradually weakening (weak, feeble (adverbially: weakly))

• दुर्बलम् (durbalam) - gradually weakening (weak, feeble (adverbially: weakly))

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - at first, initially (first, previously, formerly)

• गृहस्य (gṛhasya) - of a house, belonging to a house

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

Words meanings and morphology

जरया (jarayā) - by old age, by decay

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decay, decrepitude

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

परीतस्य (parītasya) - of one overcome, of one afflicted, of one surrounded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parīta

parīta - overcome, afflicted, surrounded, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

from pari-i (to go around, to surround, to encompass) + -ta suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: i

मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

विनाशिना (vināśinā) - by the destructive one, by that which causes destruction, by the destroyer

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vināśin

vināśin - destructive, perishable, causing destruction

from vi-naś (to perish) + -in suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

दुर्बलम् (durbalam) - gradually weakening (weak, feeble (adverbially: weakly))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless, infirm

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+bala)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: used adverbially

दुर्बलम् (durbalam) - gradually weakening (weak, feeble (adverbially: weakly))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless, infirm

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+bala)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: used adverbially, repetitive use emphasizes gradualness

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - at first, initially (first, previously, formerly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, earlier, first, previous

Note: used adverbially

गृहस्य (gṛhasya) - of a house, belonging to a house

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, dwelling, home

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vi-naś

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)