第二節 老 jarā
（十八） 389. Katamā ca, bhikkhave, jarā?
又，比丘們！什麼是『老』？
And what is aging?
Yā tesaṃ tesaṃ sattānaṃ tamhi tamhi sattanikāye jarā jīraṇatā khaṇḍiccaṃ pāliccaṃ valittacatā āyuno saṃhāni indriyānaṃ paripāko,
對一切眾生而言，在各類眾生中：『老朽、衰弱、牙齒脫落、頭髮灰白、皮膚鬆皺、壽命衰減、諸根退化。』
Whatever aging, decrepitude, brokenness, graying, wrinkling, decline of life-force, weakening of the faculties of the various beings in this or that group of beings,
ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, jarā.
比丘們！這就叫『老』。
that is called aging.
