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Bhagavad Gita 16.12

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।

āśhā-pāśha-śhatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥ īhante kāma-bhogārtham anyāyenārtha-sañchayān

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
āśhā-pāśhaāśhā-pāśhabondage of desires
śhataiḥśhataiḥby hundreds
baddhāḥbaddhāḥbound
kāmakāmalust
krodhakrodhaanger
parāyaṇāḥparāyaṇāḥdedicated to
īhanteīhantestrive
kāmakāmalust
bhogabhogagratification of the senses
arthamarthamfor
anyāyenaanyāyenaby unjust means
arthaarthawealth
sañchayānsañchayānto accumulate

Bound by a hundred ties of hope, given over to lust and anger, they strive to obtain hoards of wealth by unlawful means for sensual enjoyment.

सैकड़ों आशापाशों से बन्धे हुये, काम और क्रोध के वश में ये लोग विषयभोगों की पूर्ति के लिये अन्यायपूर्वक धन का संग्रह करने के लिये चेष्टा करते हैं।।