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 ||
Urged on by it, a man in this world even takes up deeds that ought not to be done. That fault is called greed (lobha). When one cuts it down with the sharp sword of knowledge, one attains well-being and happiness.
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.