SB 11.22.47 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

निषेकगर्भजन्मानि बाल्यकौमारयौवनम् । वयोमध्यं जरा मृत्युरित्यवस्थास्तनोर्नव ॥ ४७ ॥

Verse text

niṣeka-garbha-janmāni bālya-kaumāra-yauvanam vayo-madhyaṁ jarā mṛtyur ity avasthās tanor nava

Synonyms

niṣeka — impregnation ; garbha — gestation ; janmāni — and birth ; bālya — infancy ; kaumāra — childhood ; yauvanam — and youth ; vayaḥ — madhyam — middle age ; jarā — old age ; mṛtyuḥ — death ; iti — thus ; avasthāḥ — ages ; tanoḥ — of the body ; nava — nine .

Translation

Impregnation, gestation, birth, infancy, childhood, youth, middle age, old age and death are the nine ages of the body.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Impregnation, gestation, birth, infancy, childhood, youth, middle age, old age and death are the nine states of the body. The jīva is related to different states of the body. Those states are listed. The jīva enters the womb, grows there, comes out of the womb, grows to five years (bālya), then enters pauganda and kaiśora ages till sixteen years. Youth lasts till forty-five years. Middle age continues till sixty years. The rest of life till death is called old age.