Shloka 10

अम्बरीषगाथा—गुणत्रयविभागः तथा लोभनिग्रहः

Ambarīṣa’s Gāthā: The Guṇas and the Restraint of Greed

Devanagari script

लोभाद्धि जायते तृष्णा ततत्रिन्ता प्रवर्तते । स लिप्यमानो लभते भूयिष्ठं राजसान्‌ गुणान्‌ । तदवाप्तौ तु लभते भूयिष्ठं तमसान्‌ गुणान्‌,“लोभसे तृष्णा और तृष्णासे चिन्ता पैदा होती है। लोभी मनुष्य पहले बहुत-से राजस गुणोंको पाता है और उनकी प्राप्ति हो जानेपर उसमें तामसिक गुण भी अधिक मात्रामें आ जाते हैं

Word by Word

लोभात्from greed

हिindeed

जायतेis born/arises

तृष्णाcraving/thirst

ततःtherefrom/then

चिन्ताanxiety/worry

प्रवर्ततेarises/sets in

सःhe/that person

लिप्यमानःbeing smeared/tainted; getting attached

लभतेobtains

भूयिष्ठम्in greater measure/mostly

राजसान्rajasic

गुणान्qualities

तत्in that/therein (i.e., in their attainment)

अवाप्तौupon attainment

तुbut/indeed

लभतेobtains

भूयिष्ठम्in greater measure/mostly

तमसान्tamasic

गुणान्qualities

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes