yathā = just as; āgāram = a house; dṛḍha-sthūṇam = with firm pillars; jīrṇam = dilapitaded; bhūtvā = becomes; avasīdati = perishes; tathā eva = and; sīdanti = and perish; narāḥ = men; jarā-mṛtyu-vaśam gatāḥ = come under the control of old age and death.