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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 105 Shloka 16
Original Shloka
सर्वे क्षयान्ताः निचयाः पतनान्ता समुच्छ्रयाः। संयोगा विप्रयोगान्ता मरणान्तं च जीवितम्।।2.105.16।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

सर्वे all, निचयाः accumulations of wealth, क्षयान्ताः deplete at the end, समुच्छ्रयाः elevated positions, पतनान्ताः degrade at the end, संयोगाः union, विप्रयोगान्ताः end in separation, जीवितम् life, मरणान्तम् has death at the end.

English Commentary

All accumulations of wealth deplete at the end. Every man who attains elevated positions falls at the end. Every union culminates in separation. Every life ends in death.