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SB 11.22.47

Devanāgarī

निषेकगर्भजन्मानि बाल्यकौमारयौवनम् । वयोमध्यं जरा मृत्युरित्यवस्थास्तनोर्नव ॥ ४७ ॥

Text

niṣeka-garbha-janmāni bālya-kaumāra-yauvanam vayo-madhyaṁ jarā mṛtyur ity avasthās tanor nava

Synonyms

niṣeka—impregnation;garbha—gestation;janmāni—and birth;bālya—infancy;kaumāra—childhood;yauvanam—and youth;vayaḥ-madhyam—middle age;jarā—old age;mṛtyuḥ—death;iti—thus;avasthāḥ—ages;tanoḥ—of the body;nava—nine.

Translation

Impregnation, gestation, birth, infancy, childhood, youth, middle age, old age and death are the nine ages of the body.

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