अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha
Completion of the Aśvamedha
अपि संचयबुद्धिहि लोभमोहवशंगत: । उद्वेजयति भूतानि पापेनाशुद्धबुद्धिना
api sañcayabuddhiṁ hi lobhamohavaśaṅgataḥ | udvejayati bhūtāni pāpenāśuddhabuddhinā ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— লোভ ও মোহের বশবর্তী হয়ে সে সঞ্চয়ের বুদ্ধি গ্রহণ করে; অশুদ্ধ বুদ্ধিতে পাপাচার করে জীবসমূহকে উদ্বেগে ফেলে দেয়।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Greed and delusion generate a hoarding mentality that corrupts discernment; from that corrupted judgment arise sinful actions that disturb and harm other beings. The verse frames inner vice (lobha, moha) as the root cause of outward social suffering.
Vaiśampāyana continues a moral exposition, describing the behavioral pattern of a person dominated by greed: he turns toward accumulation, becomes mentally impure, and through wrongful conduct causes fear and distress among living beings.