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अनाद्य अन्ता तु सा तृष्णा अन्तर देहगता नृणाम विनाशयति संभूता अयॊनिज इवानलः ॥ ३-२-३६ ॥

'It has neither beginning nor end. Residing in the heart, it destroys beings like a fire of intangible origin.' ॥ 3-2-36 ॥

english translation

यथैधः सवसमुत्थेन वह्निना नाशम ऋच्छति तथाकृतात्मा लॊभेन सहजेन विनश्यति ॥ ३-२-३७ ॥

'Just as a bundle of wood is consumed by a fire that feeds on itself, so too does a person with an impure soul face destruction from the covetousness born of their own heart.' ॥ 3-2-37 ॥

english translation

राजतः सलिलाद अग्नेश चॊरतः सवजनाद अपि भयम अर्थवतां नित्यं मृत्यॊः पराणभृताम इव ॥ ३-२-३८ ॥

'Just as living beings are perpetually fearful of death, so too are wealthy individuals constantly apprehensive of threats from the king, thieves, water, fire, and even their own relatives.' ॥ 3-2-38 ॥

english translation

यथा हय आमिषम आकाशे पक्षिभिः शवापदैर भुवि भक्ष्यते सलिले मत्स्यैस तथा सर्वेण वित्तवान ॥ ३-२-३९ ॥

'Like a piece of meat, which is in danger of being consumed by birds if it is in the air, by beasts if it is on the ground, or by fish if it is in water, a person of wealth faces dangers wherever they go.' ॥ 3-2-39 ॥

english translation

अर्थ एव हि केषां चिद अनर्थॊ भविता नृणाम अर्थश्रेयसि चासक्तॊ न शरेयॊ विन्दते नरः तस्माद अर्थागमाः सर्वे मनॊ मॊहविवर्धनाः ॥ ३-२-४० ॥

'For many, their wealth becomes a source of misfortune. Those who see happiness solely in wealth and become attached to it fail to understand true happiness. Thus, the accumulation of wealth is often seen as increasing both greed and folly.' ॥ 3-2-40 ॥

english translation