स्वल्पायुर्मन्दमतयो रोगशोकसमाकुलाः । निःश्रीका निर्बला नीचा नीचाचारपरायणाः ॥ ४० ॥
svalpāyurmandamatayō rōgaśōkasamākulāḥ | niḥśrīkā nirbalā nīcā nīcācāraparāyaṇāḥ || 40 ||
Translation
short-lived and dull-witted, beset by disease and grief, without grace or strength, base and given to base conduct;
Word by word
- svalpāyurmandamatayō
- short-lived and dull-witted
- rōgaśōkasamākulāḥ
- beset by disease and grief
- niḥśrīkā
- without grace or fortune
- nirbalā
- without strength
- nīcā
- base
- nīcācāraparāyaṇāḥ
- given to base conduct
Meaning
The decline of the age is shown in body as well as in character.