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5,39

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-63

अध्वा जरा देहवतां पर्वतानां जलं जरा ।
असंभोगो जरा स्त्रीणां वाक्शल्यं मनसो जरा ॥६३॥
63. adhvā jarā dehavatāṁ parvatānāṁ jalaṁ jarā ,
asaṁbhogo jarā strīṇāṁ vākśalyaṁ manaso jarā.
63. adhvā jarā dehavatām parvatānām jalam jarā
asaṃbhogaḥ jarā strīṇām vākśalyam manasaḥ jarā
63. Travel is the old age for embodied beings; water is the old age for mountains. Lack of enjoyment is the old age for women, and a verbal arrow is the old age for the mind.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अध्वा (adhvā) - path, road, journey, travel
  • जरा (jarā) - old age, decay, decrepitude
  • देहवताम् (dehavatām) - of embodied beings, of those possessing a body
  • पर्वतानाम् (parvatānām) - of mountains
  • जलम् (jalam) - water
  • असंभोगः (asaṁbhogaḥ) - non-enjoyment, lack of enjoyment, abstinence
  • स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
  • वाक्शल्यम् (vākśalyam) - a verbal arrow, sharp words, verbal taunt
  • मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

Words meanings and morphology

अध्वा (adhvā) - path, road, journey, travel
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhvan
adhvan - path, road, journey, travel
Note: Nom. sing. of adhvan ending in n.
जरा (jarā) - old age, decay, decrepitude
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jarā
jarā - old age, decrepitude, decay
From root jṝ (to wear out)
Root: jṝ (class 9)
देहवताम् (dehavatām) - of embodied beings, of those possessing a body
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dehavat
dehavat - embodied, possessing a body
possessive suffix -mat/vat
Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+vat)
  • deha – body
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dih (class 4)
  • vat – possessing, having (suffix)
    suffix
    possessive suffix
Note: Could also be feminine/neuter genitive plural.
पर्वतानाम् (parvatānām) - of mountains
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of parvata
parvata - mountain, hill
जलम् (jalam) - water
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jala
jala - water
असंभोगः (asaṁbhogaḥ) - non-enjoyment, lack of enjoyment, abstinence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhoga
asaṁbhoga - non-enjoyment, lack of experience/use, abstinence
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃbhoga)
  • a – not, non, un-
    indeclinable
  • saṃbhoga – enjoyment, experience, sexual union
    noun (masculine)
    from root bhuj with prefix sam
    Prefix: sam
    Root: bhuj (class 7)
स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, wife, female
वाक्शल्यम् (vākśalyam) - a verbal arrow, sharp words, verbal taunt
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vākśalya
vākśalya - verbal arrow, sharp words, injurious speech
Compound type : tatpurusha (vāc+śalya)
  • vāc – speech, voice, word
    noun (feminine)
    Root: vac (class 2)
  • śalya – arrow, dart, thorn, anything causing pain
    noun (neuter)
    Root: śal (class 1)
मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart
Note: Can also be ablative singular.