वार्तायां लुप्यमानायामारब्धायां पुन: पुन: । लोभाभिभूतो नि:सत्त्व: परार्थे कुरुते स्पृहाम् ॥ ११ ॥
vartayam lupyamanayam arabdhayam punah punah lobhabhibhuto nihsattvah pararthe kurute sprham
- vartayam
- when his occupation
- lupyamanayam
- is hampered
- arabdhayam
- undertaken
- punah punah
- again and again
- lobha
- by greed
- abhibhutah
- overwhelmed
- nihsattvah
- ruined
- para-arthe
- for the wealth of others
- kurute sprham
- he longs.
When he suffers reverses in his occupation, he tries again and again to improve himself, but when he is baffled in all attempts and is ruined, he accepts money from others because of excessive greed.