यथार्चिषां स्रोतसां च फलानां वा वनस्पते: । तथैव सर्वभूतानां वयोऽवस्थादय: कृता: ॥ ४४ ॥
yathārciṣāṁ srotasāṁ ca phalānāṁ vā vanaspateḥ tathaiva sarva-bhūtānāṁ vayo-’vasthādayaḥ kṛtāḥ
- yathā
- as
- arciṣām
- of the flames of a candle
- srotasām
- of the currents of a river
- ca
- and
- phalānām
- of fruits
- vā
- or
- vanaspateḥ
- of a tree
- tathā
- thus
- eva
- certainly
- sarva-bhūtānām
- of all material bodies
- vayaḥ
- of different ages
- avasthā
- situations
- ādayaḥ
- and so on
- kṛtāḥ
- are created
The different stages of transformation of all material bodies occur just like those of the flame of a candle, the current of a river, or the fruits of a tree.