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Shloka 7

Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle

Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification

तब रतिकी उपासनामें लगे हुए सभी लोग भोगीको ही कृतार्थ मानकर रतिके द्वारा जो विषय-सुख प्राप्त होता है, उससे बढ़कर दूसरा कोई लाभ नहीं समझते हैं ।। ततो लोभाभिभूतात्मा संगाद्‌ वर्धयते जनम्‌ | पुष्ट्यर्थ चैव तस्येह जनस्यार्थ चिकीर्षति,तदनन्तर उनके मनपर लोभका अधिकार हो जाता है और वे आसक्तिवश अपने परिजनोंकी संख्या बढ़ाने लगते हैं। इसके बाद उन कुट॒म्बीजनोंके पालन-पोषणके लिये मनुष्यके मनमें धन-संग्रहकी इच्छा होती है

tato lobhābhibhūtātmā saṅgād vardhayate janam | puṣṭyarthaṃ caiva tasyeha janasya arthaṃ cikīrṣati ||

Dann, wenn der Geist von Gier überwältigt ist, sucht der Mensch—vom Anhaften getrieben—den Kreis seiner Abhängigen und Verwandten zu vergrößern. Danach entsteht in ihm, um jenen Haushalt zu erhalten und zu nähren, der Drang, Reichtum zu erwerben und anzuhäufen, wobei er sinnlichen Genuss für die höchste Vollendung hält und sich einbildet, es gebe kein größeres Gut als die Freuden, die aus geschlechtlicher Lust gewonnen werden.

ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
लोभाभिभूतात्माone whose self is overcome by greed
लोभाभिभूतात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोभ-अभिभूत-आत्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सङ्गात्from attachment/association
सङ्गात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसङ्ग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
वर्धयतेincreases/causes to grow
वर्धयते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
जनम्people/offspring/retinue
जनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुष्ट्यर्थम्for the sake of nourishment/maintenance
पुष्ट्यर्थम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्टि-अर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तस्यof that (person)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
इहhere/in this world
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
जनस्यof the person/of the people
जनस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अर्थम्wealth/purpose
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चिकीर्षतिdesires to do/seek to obtain
चिकीर्षति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Desiderative (san)

पराशर उवाच

P
Parāśara

Educational Q&A

Attachment to sensual pleasure breeds greed; greed then drives expansion of dependents and the compulsion to accumulate wealth for their maintenance—illustrating a self-reinforcing cycle that binds one to worldly striving rather than higher aims.

Parāśara describes a psychological progression: people who treat erotic enjoyment as the supreme good become dominated by greed; from attachment they enlarge their household, and then feel compelled to seek wealth to support and sustain that growing family circle.