इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् | इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ||१६-१३||
idamadya mayā labdhamimaṃ prāpsye manoratham . idamastīdamapi me bhaviṣyati punardhanam ||16-13||
- idam
- this
- adya
- today
- mayā
- by me
- labdham
- gained
- imam
- this
- prāpsye
- I shall gain
- manaḥ-ratham
- according to my desires
- idam
- this
- asti
- there is
- idam
- this
- api
- also
- me
- mine
- bhaviṣyati
- it will increase in the future
- punaḥ
- again
- dhanam
- wealth
The demoniac person thinks: “So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in the future, more and more. He is my enemy, and I have killed him, and my other enemies will also be killed. I am the lord of everything. I am the enjoyer. I am perfect, powerful and happy. I am the richest man, surrounded by aristocratic relatives. There is none so powerful and happy as I am. I shall perform sacrifices, I shall give some charity, and thus I shall rejoice.” In this way, such persons are deluded by ignorance.