प्रायो धर्मार्थकामेषु विवित्सायां च मानवा: । हेतुनैव समीहन्त आयुषो यशस: श्रिय: ॥ २७ ॥
prāyo dharmārtha-kāmeṣu vivitsāyāṁ ca mānavāḥ hetunaiva samīhanta āyuṣo yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ
- prāyaḥ
- generally
- dharma
- in religiosity
- artha
- economic development
- kāmeṣu
- and sense gratification
- vivitsāyām
- in pursuit of spiritual knowledge
- ca
- also
- mānavāḥ
- human beings
- hetunā
- for the purpose
- eva
- indeed
- samīhante
- they endeavor
- āyuṣaḥ
- of long life
- yaśasaḥ
- fame
- śriyaḥ
- and material opulence
Generally human beings work hard to cultivate religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and also knowledge of the soul, and their usual motive is to increase the duration of their lives, acquire fame and enjoy material opulence.