Words Well Worth 18: What Wears Them Down

Worries wear down, wither men old, Horses if held to tether-hold, Women if deprived long from sex, Clothes wear off if sun should them tax. __________________________________________________ The transliteration of the subhāśhita is given below: chintā jarā manuśhyāņām anadhvā vājinām jarā | asambhogah jarā strīņāmvastrāņām ātapah jarā || chintā: worries (bring about): jarā: old age, aging; manuśhyāņām: in humans; anadhvā: a horse kept tied to tether for long; vājinām jarā: old age in horses; a-sambhogah: without sex, love making; jarāstrīņām:causes old age in women; vastrāņām: for garments/clothes ātapah jarā: long exposure to sun (causes)them to get worn out. Topic: weather, wearing, aging