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SB 11.23.17

Devanāgarī

अर्थस्य साधने सिद्धे उत्कर्षे रक्षणे व्यये । नाशोपभोग आयासस्‍‍‍‍‍त्रासश्चिन्ता भ्रमो नृणाम् ॥ १७ ॥

Text

arthasya sādhane siddhe utkarṣe rakṣaṇe vyaye nāśopabhoga āyāsas trāsaś cintā bhramo nṛṇām

Synonyms

arthaysa—of wealth;sādhane—in the earning;siddhe—in the attainment;utkarṣe—in the increasing;rakṣaṇe—in the protecting;vyaye—in the expending;nāśa—in the loss;upabhoge—and in the enjoyment;āyāsaḥ—labor;trāsaḥ—fear;cintā—anxiety;bhramaḥ—confusion;nṛṇām—for men.

Translation

In the earning, attainment, increase, protection, expense, loss and enjoyment of wealth, all men experience great labor, fear, anxiety and delusion.

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