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SB 3.30.11

Devanāgarī

वार्तायां लुप्यमानायामारब्धायां पुन: पुन: । लोभाभिभूतो नि:सत्त्व: परार्थे कुरुते स्पृहाम् ॥ ११ ॥

Text

vārtāyāṁ lupyamānāyām ārabdhāyāṁ punaḥ punaḥ lobhābhibhūto niḥsattvaḥ parārthe kurute spṛhām

Synonyms

vārtāyām—when his occupation;lupyamānāyām—is hampered;ārabdhāyām—undertaken;punaḥpunaḥ—again and again;lobha—by greed;abhibhūtaḥ—overwhelmed;niḥsattvaḥ—ruined;para-arthe—for the wealth of others;kurutespṛhām—he longs.

Translation

When he suffers reverses in his occupation, he tries again and again to improve himself, but when he is baffled in all attempts and is ruined, he accepts money from others because of excessive greed.

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