Chapter 16, Verse 12
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः। ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
āśāpāśaśatairbaddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ. īhante kāmabhogārthamanyāyenārthasañcayān.16.12.
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- आशापाशशतैः
- by hundreds of bonds of hope/desire
- बद्धाः
- bound
- कामक्रोधपरायणाः
- devoted to lust and anger
- ईहन्ते
- they strive/seek
- कामभोगार्थम्
- for the sake of sensual enjoyment
- अन्यायेन
- by unjust/illegitimate means
- अर्थसञ्चयान्
- accumulations of wealth
Commentary
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 enjoy- ment.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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आशापाशशतैः
बद्धाः
कामक्रोधपरायणाः
ईहन्ते
कामभोगार्थम्
अन्यायेन
अर्थसञ्चयान्
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