Some are seen to die at once. Some die one at a time. Some are seen to live for a long time. Like fire consuming the fuel it gets, Time destroys all creatures.
वध्यन्ते युगपत् केचिदेकैकस्य न चापरे। कालो दहति भूतानि सम्प्राप्याग्निरिवेन्धनम्॥