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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.3.19

నైతత్పూర్వర్షయశ్చక్రుర్న కరిష్యన్తి చాపరే । నిరమ్బుర్ధారయేత్ప్రాణాన్ కో వై దివ్యసమా: శతమ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥
naitat pūrvarṣayaś cakrur
[naitat poorvarshayash chakrur]
na kariṣyanti cāpare
[na karishyanti chaapare]
nirambur dhārayet prāṇān
[nirambur dhaarayet praanaan]
ko vai divya-samāḥ śatam
[ko vai divya-samaah shatam]
Word-for-word
na — not etat — this pūrva-ṛṣayaḥ — the sages before you, such as Bhṛgu cakruḥ — executed na — nor kariṣyanti — will execute ca — also apare — others nirambuḥ — without drinking water dhārayet — can sustain prāṇān — the life air kaḥ — who vai — indeed divya-samāḥ — celestial years śatam — one hundred.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
naitat pūrvarṣayaś cakrur
na
not
na kariṣyanti cāpare
nirambur dhārayet prāṇān
etat
this
pūrva-ṛṣayaḥ
the sages before you, such as Bhṛgu
cakruḥ
executed
na
nor
kariṣyanti
will execute
ca
also
apare
others
nirambuḥ
without drinking water
dhārayet
can sustain
prāṇān
the life air
kaḥ
who
ko vai divya-samāḥ śatam
vai
indeed
divya-samāḥ
celestial years
śatam
one hundred.
Even saintly persons like Bhṛgu, born previously, could not perform such severe austerities, nor will anyone in the future be able to do so. Who within these three worlds can sustain his life without even drinking water for one hundred celestial years?
Purport

It appears that even if a yogī does not drink a drop of water, he can live for many, many years by the yogic process, though his outer body be eaten by ants and moths.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Even previous sages like Bhṛgu have not performs such austerities, and no one will do so in the future. Who can sustain his life without even drinking water for one hundred celestial years?
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