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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 ||

దాని ప్రేరణతో మనిషి ఈ లోకంలో చేయకూడని కార్యాలనూ చేయబోతాడు. ఆ దోషమే ‘లోభం’. జ్ఞానరూపమైన పదునైన ఖడ్గంతో దానిని ఛేదిస్తే మనిషి క్షేమం, సుఖం పొందుతాడు.

अकार्यम्a thing not to be done; improper act
अकार्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअकार्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
येनby which; by whom
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
इहhere; in this world
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
प्रयुक्तःimpelled; prompted
प्रयुक्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-युज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
सेवतेresorts to; practices; engages in
सेवते:
TypeVerb
Rootसेव्
FormLat (present), Ātmanepada, 3rd, Singular
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्that (fault)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
लोभम्greed
लोभम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
असिभिःwith swords
असिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअसि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तीक्ष्णैःsharp
तीक्ष्णैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
निकृत्यhaving cut off; having severed
निकृत्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि-कृत्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)
सुखम्happiness; ease
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एधतेprospers; thrives; attains increase
एधते:
TypeVerb
Rootएध्
FormLat (present), Ātmanepada, 3rd, Singular

ब्राह्मण उवाच

ब्राह्मण (speaker)
लोभ (greed)
ज्ञानरूपी असि (sword of knowledge)

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.