Shloka 9
अम्बरीषगाथा—गुणत्रयविभागः तथा लोभनिग्रहः
Ambarīṣa’s Gāthā: The Guṇas and the Restraint of Greed
अकार्यमपि येनेह प्रयुक्त: सेवते नर: । त॑ लोभमसिभिस्ती&णैर्निकृत्य सुखमेधते,“उससे प्रेरित होकर वह यहाँ नहीं करने-योग्य काम भी कर डालता है। उस दोषका नाम है लोभ। उसे ज्ञानरूपी तलवारसे काटकर मनुष्य सुखी होता है
akāryam api yeneha prayuktaḥ sevate naraḥ | taṁ lobham asibhis tīkṣṇair nikṛtya sukham edhate ||
بدافعٍ منه يُقدِمُ الإنسانُ في هذا العالم حتى على أفعالٍ لا ينبغي فعلُها. وتُسمّى تلك الآفة «الطمع» (lobha). فإذا قطعها بسيفِ المعرفةِ الحادّ نال العافيةَ والسعادة.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed (lobha) is a moral fault that drives a person to commit even improper actions; it should be destroyed through discerning knowledge, which brings lasting happiness and prosperity.
A Brahmin speaker is instructing the listener about an inner vice—greed—describing its harmful effect on conduct and prescribing knowledge as the means to cut it down, thereby restoring well-being.