idam sariram purusasya mohajam
yatha prthag bhautikam iyate grham
yathaudakaih parthiva-taijasair janah
kalena jato vikrto vinasyati
idam-this; sariram-body; purusasya-of the conditioned soul; moha-jam-born of ignorance; yatha-just as; prthak-separate; bhautikam-material; iyate-is seen; grham-a house; yatha-just as; udakaih-with water; parthiva-with earth; taijasaih-and with fire; janah-the conditioned soul; kalena-in due course of time; jatah-born; vikrtah-transformed; vinasyati-is vanquished.