महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-307, verse-11

जरामृत्यू हि भूतानां खादितारौ वृकाविव ।
बलिनां दुर्बलानां च ह्रस्वानां महतामपि ॥११॥

11. jarāmṛtyū hi bhūtānāṁ khāditārau vṛkāviva ,
balināṁ durbalānāṁ ca hrasvānāṁ mahatāmapi.

11. jarāmṛtyū hi bhūtānām khāditārau vṛkāḥ iva |
balinām durbalānām ca hrasvānām mahatām api

11. jarāmṛtyū hi bhūtānām balinām durbalānām ca
hrasvānām mahatām api vṛkāḥ iva khāditārau

11. Indeed, old age and death are devourers of all beings, just like two wolves, whether they are strong or weak, short or great.

Words meanings summery:

• जरामृत्यू (jarāmṛtyū) - old age and death (old age and death (dual))

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

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings (of beings, of creatures)

• खादितारौ (khāditārau) - are devourers (two devourers, two eaters)

• वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - two wolves (implied dual from 'iva') (wolves)

• इव (iva) - just like (as if, like)

• बलिनाम् (balinām) - whether they are strong (of the strong)

• दुर्बलानाम् (durbalānām) - or weak (of the weak)

• च (ca) - or (and)

• ह्रस्वानाम् (hrasvānām) - whether they are short (of the short, of the small)

• महताम् (mahatām) - or great (of the great, of the large)

• अपि (api) - and even (also, even, too)

Words meanings and morphology

जरामृत्यू (jarāmṛtyū) - old age and death (old age and death (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jarāmṛtyu

jarāmṛtyu - old age and death

Dvandva compound of jarā (old age) and mṛtyu (death).

Compound type : dvandva (jarā+mṛtyu)

• jarā – old age, decay, infirmity
  noun (feminine)
  From verb root jṝ (to wear out, to decay).
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• mṛtyu – death, dying, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  From verb root mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

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

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings (of beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From verb root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

खादितारौ (khāditārau) - are devourers (two devourers, two eaters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of khāditṛ

khāditṛ - eater, devourer, consumer

Agent Noun

Derived from verb root khād (to eat) with the agent suffix -tṛ.

Root: khād (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jarāmṛtyū' (dual subject).

वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - two wolves (implied dual from 'iva') (wolves)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛka

vṛka - wolf

Note: Syntactically plural, but semantically, given the dual subject 'jarāmṛtyū' and dual predicative 'khāditārau', it functions as a dual in the simile.

इव (iva) - just like (as if, like)

(indeclinable)

बलिनाम् (balinām) - whether they are strong (of the strong)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

From bala (strength) + suffix -in.

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtānām'.

दुर्बलानाम् (durbalānām) - or weak (of the weak)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, infirm

Compound of dur (bad, difficult) and bala (strength).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (dus+bala)

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

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtānām'.

च (ca) - or (and)

(indeclinable)

ह्रस्वानाम् (hrasvānām) - whether they are short (of the short, of the small)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hrasva

hrasva - short, small, little, brief

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtānām'.

महताम् (mahatām) - or great (of the great, of the large)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtānām'.

अपि (api) - and even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)