महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-7, verse-24

जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः केशा दन्ता जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः ।
चक्षुःश्रोत्रे च जीर्येते तृष्णैका तु न जीर्यते ॥२४॥

24. jīryanti jīryataḥ keśā dantā jīryanti jīryataḥ ,
cakṣuḥśrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā tu na jīryate.

24. jīryanti jīryataḥ keśāḥ dantāḥ jīryanti jīryataḥ
cakṣuḥśrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇā ekā tu na jīryate

24. jīryataḥ keśāḥ jīryanti jīryataḥ dantāḥ jīryanti
cakṣuḥśrotre ca jīryete tu ekā tṛṣṇā na jīryate

24. For one who is aging, the hairs decay, and the teeth decay. The eyes and ears also decay, but craving (tṛṣṇā) alone does not decay.

Words meanings summery:

• जीर्यन्ति (jīryanti) - they decay, waste away, grow old

• जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is decaying, of an aging person

• केशाः (keśāḥ) - hairs

• दन्ताः (dantāḥ) - teeth

• जीर्यन्ति (jīryanti) - they decay, waste away, grow old

• जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is decaying, of an aging person

• चक्षुःश्रोत्रे (cakṣuḥśrotre) - eyes and ears

• च (ca) - and, also

• जीर्येते (jīryete) - they two decay, waste away, grow old

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - thirst, craving, desire (tṛṣṇā)

• एका (ekā) - one, alone, single

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• न (na) - not, no

• जीर्यते (jīryate) - decays, wastes away, grows old

Words meanings and morphology

जीर्यन्ति (jīryanti) - they decay, waste away, grow old

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīry

Root: jṝ (class 4)

जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is decaying, of an aging person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīryat

jīryat - decaying, aging, growing old

Present Active Participle

From root jṝ (to decay)

Root: jṝ (class 4)

केशाः (keśāḥ) - hairs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of keśa

keśa - hair (of the head)

दन्ताः (dantāḥ) - teeth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth, tusk

जीर्यन्ति (jīryanti) - they decay, waste away, grow old

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīry

Root: jṝ (class 4)

जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is decaying, of an aging person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīryat

jīryat - decaying, aging, growing old

Present Active Participle

From root jṝ (to decay)

Root: jṝ (class 4)

चक्षुःश्रोत्रे (cakṣuḥśrotre) - eyes and ears

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of cakṣuḥśrotra

cakṣuḥśrotra - eyes and ears (dual)

Compound type : dvandva (cakṣus+śrotra)

• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)
• śrotra – ear, sense of hearing
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जीर्येते (jīryete) - they two decay, waste away, grow old

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of jīry

Passive form of root jṝ (to decay)

Root: jṝ (class 4)

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - thirst, craving, desire (tṛṣṇā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing

From root tṛṣ (to thirst)

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

एका (ekā) - one, alone, single

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Feminine form of 'eka' to agree with 'tṛṣṇā'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीर्यते (jīryate) - decays, wastes away, grows old

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of jīry

Passive form of root jṝ (to decay)

Root: jṝ (class 4)