महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-13

आयुर्वीर्यमथो बुद्धिर्बलं तेजश्च पाण्डव ।
मनुष्याणामनुयुगं ह्रसतीति निबोध मे ॥१३॥

13. āyurvīryamatho buddhirbalaṁ tejaśca pāṇḍava ,
manuṣyāṇāmanuyugaṁ hrasatīti nibodha me.

13. āyuḥ vīryam atha u buddhiḥ balam tejaḥ ca pāṇḍava
manuṣyāṇām anuyugam hrasati iti nibodha me

13. O Pāṇḍava, understand from me that the life span, vitality, intelligence, strength, and brilliance of humans diminish with each succeeding age.

13. הו פָּאנְדַוַה, שמע ממני כיצד אורך החיים, הגבורה, התבונה, הכוח וההוד של בני האדם הולכים ומתמעטים מעידן לעידן.

Words meanings summery:

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, longevity, duration of life

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, vitality, potency

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, and

• उ (u) - indeed, (particle for emphasis)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, intelligence

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, energy, splendor, vigor

• च (ca) - and

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Arjuna, son of Pāṇḍu (O son of Pāṇḍu)

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of men

• अनुयुगम् (anuyugam) - according to the age, in each successive age

• ह्रसति (hrasati) - diminishes, decreases, wastes away

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, (marks direct speech or thought)

• निबोध (nibodha) - know, understand, learn

• मे (me) - from me, my

Words meanings and morphology

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, longevity, duration of life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, vital power, duration of life

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, vitality, potency

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, power, energy, potency

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - indeed, (particle for emphasis)

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, reason, understanding, perception, intelligence

Root: budh (class 1)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, energy, splendor, vigor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharpness, brilliance, splendor, energy, vigor, spiritual power

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Arjuna, son of Pāṇḍu (O son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

अनुयुगम् (anuyugam) - according to the age, in each successive age

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form derived from 'anu' (following) and 'yuga' (age, era).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+yuga)

• anu – after, along, with, according to
  indeclinable
• yuga – age, era, period of time
  noun (masculine)

ह्रसति (hrasati) - diminishes, decreases, wastes away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hras

Root: hras (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

निबोध (nibodha) - know, understand, learn

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ni-budh

Root 'budh' (to know) with prefix 'ni' (down, into).

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - from me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I (first person pronoun)

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