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तस्यापि तव देहो ऽयं कृपणस्य जिजीविषोः ।
परैत्यनिच्छतो जीर्णो जरया वाससी इव ॥ २५ ॥

tasyapi tava deho 'yam

krpanasya jijivisoh

paraity anicchato jirno

jaraya vasasi iva

tasya-of this; api-in spite of; tava-your; dehah-body; ayam-this; krpanasya-of one who is miserly; jijivisoh-of you who desire life; paraiti-will dwindle; anicchatah-even unwilling; jirnah-deteriorated; jaraya-old; vasasi-garments; iva-like.