Paumacariya 29.25

29.25

āsi cciya paḍhamayaraṁ, hatthā daḍhacāvakaḍḍaṇasamatthā
tē vi ya gaya va kavalaṁ, muhāu dukkhēhi ḍhōyanti

My hands, which were formerly capable of pulling a stiff bow, / now, like an elephant its morsel, carry [food] to the mouth with difficulty.