आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः ।
ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान् ॥ १२ ॥
ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान् ॥ १२ ॥
āśāpāśaśatairbaddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ .
īhante kāmabhogārthamanyāyenārthasañcayān .. 12 ..
Bound by hundreds of bands of hope, given over to lust and wrath, they strive to secure by unjust means hoards of wealth for sensual enjoyment.
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They are attracted here and there, bound by a hundred bands of false hopes. They secure wealth for sensual enjoyment, not for (performing acts of) dharma. By unjust means : by robbing other men’s wealth.
The materialist’s aspirations.
Their aspiration is expressed as follows :