Beautiful king's chariots wear out. And also the body gets old.
But the teaching of the good ones does not get old. The good ones teach it to each other.

jīranti      ve    rāja+rathā      sucittā  atho sarīram  pi    jaraṃ      upeti
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V.act.     part. N.m.  N.m.     Adj.m.  part.   N.n.   part.  N.f.     V.act.in.
3.Pl.caus.  |       |     Nom.Pl. Nom.Pl.   |    Nom.Sg. |    Acc.Sg. 3.Sg.pres.
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sataṃ    ca  dhammo  na   jaraṃ     upeti        santo   have sabbhi pavedayanti
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Adj.m. conj.  N.m.    neg.   N.f.    V.act.in.    Adj.m.  part. Adj.m.    V.act.
Gen.Pl.   |    Nom.Sg.  |    Acc.Sg. 3.Sg.pres. Nom.Pl.   |     Ins.Pl.   3.Pl.caus.
|_______|_____|          |_____|_______|              |          |        |________|
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jīranti, V.: get old, to decay. It is a causative of the verb root jar- (to crush). 3.Pl.act.caus. = jīranti.

ve, part.: indeed.

rājarathā: rājaratha-, N.m.: king's chariots. It is a compound of:
    rājan-, N.m.: king. The compound form of rājan is rāja-.
    ratha-, N.m.: chariot.
Nom.Pl. = rājarathā.

sucittā: sucitta-, Adj.: well-colored, beautiful, bright. It is the word citta-, Adj.: bright, with the prefix su- (good, well). Nom.Pl.m. = sucittā.

atho, part.: and, also, further.

sarīram: sarīra-, N.n.: body. Nom.Sg. = sarīram.

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pi, part.: also.

jaraṃ: jarā-, N.f.: old age. Acc.Sg. = jaraṃ.

upeti, V.: undergo, come to, approach. The verb root is i- (to go) with the prefix upa- (near). 3.Sg.act.in.pres. = upeti.

sataṃ: sant-, Adj.: real, good, true. It is an a.pr.p. of the verb root as- (to be). Thus sant- literally means "existing", "being". Gen.Pl. = sataṃ.

ca, conj.: and.

dhammo: dhamma-, N.m.: Buddha's Teaching. The Law. Derived from the verb dha-, to hold. Thus dhamma "holds the world together". Nom.Sg. = dhammo.

na, neg.: not.

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jaraṃ: see above.

upeti: see above.

santo: sant-, Adj.: see above. Nom.Pl. = santo.

have, part.: indeed, truly.

sabbhi: sant-, Adj.: see above. Ins.Pl. = sabbhi.

pavedayanti, V.: declare, make known, teach. It is a causative of the verb root vid- (to know), with the strengthening prefix pa-. 3.Pl.act.caus. = pavedayanti.

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    This verse consists of four syntactically separate sentences. They are:
    1) jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā (beautiful king's chariots wear out). The subject is the compound noun rājarathā (king's chariots, nominative plural). It has an attribute, the adjective sucittā (beautiful, nominative plural). The verb is jīranti (wera out, decay; 3^rd person, plural, active, causative). The particle ve (indeed) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
    2) atho sarīram pi jaraṃ upeti (and also the body gets old). The subject is the noun sarīraṃ (body, nominative singular). It is modified by the particle pi (also). The verb is upeti (goes to, 3^rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). The object is the noun jaraṃ (to the old age, accusative singular). The particle atho (and, further) introduces the sentence and connects it to the previous one.
    3) sataṃ ca dhammo na jaraṃ upeti (but the teaching of the good ones does not get old). The subject is the noun dhammo (teaching, nominative singular). It has an attribute, the adjective sataṃ (of the good ones, genitive plural). The verb is upeti (goes to, 3^rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). It is negated by the negative particle na (not). The object is the noun jaraṃ (to the old age, accusative singular). The conjunction ca (and) connects this sentence to the previous one.
    4) santo have sabbhi pavedayanti (the good ones teach it to each other). The subject is the adjective santo (good ones, nominative plural). The verb is pavedayanti (teach, make known; 3^rd person, plural, active, causative). The object is the noun sabbhi (to the good ones [lit. "with the good ones"], instrumental plural). The particle have (indeed) serves only for metrical purposes.

    Queen Mallikā was the wife of King Pasenadi. Once she went to the bathroom to wash herself and her dog entered with her. While she bent over to wash her feet, the dog started to misbehave with her and the queen did not stop it. When she came out, the king told her he saw everything through the window and scolded her for her behavior. But Mallikā denied doing anything and suggested that the bathroom was enchanted - whoever went inside could be seen doing strange things through the window. She sent the king inside and when he came out, she told him she saw him misbehaving with a goat. The king, not being very smart accepted this as an explanation.
    But the queen felt very bad about lying to the king for many years. When she was dying, this moment kept coming to her consciousness over and over again. Because our dying thoughts determine our next birth, she was born in a state of suffering. The king wanted to ask the Buddha where Mallikā was reborn, but Buddha was not willing to tell him, because he did not want to hurt Pasenadi's feelings.
    Only after seven days in the state of suffering, the queen was reborn in Tusita heaven as a result of her great meritorious deeds. Only then did the Buddha reply to the king's question. The king was happy to hear that, but at the same time he felt sad for her death. The Buddha replied with this verse, saying that everything is subject to old age and death; therefore we must practice the Dhamma diligently.

Sentence pronunciation

Word pronunciation:

jīranti
ve
rājarathā
rāja
rathā
sucittā
atho
sarīram
pi
jaraṃ
upeti
sataṃ
ca
dhammo
na
santo
have
sabbhi
pavedayanti