यदा तु परबाधयान्ध आत्मने नोपनमति तदा हि पितृपुत्रबर्हिष्मत: पितृपुत्रान् वा स खलु भक्षयति ॥ १४ ॥
yada tu para-badhayandha atmane nopanamati tada hi pitr-putra-barhismatah pitr-putran va sa khalu bhaksayati.
- yada
- when
- tu
- but (because of misfortune)
- para-badhaya
- in spite of exploiting all others
- andhah
- blind
- atmane
- for himself
- na upanamati
- does not fall into one’s share
- tada
- at that time
- hi
- certainly
- pitr-putra
- of the father or sons
- barhismatah
- as insignificant as a piece of grass
- pitr-putran
- father or sons
- va
- or
- sah
- he (the conditioned soul)
- khalu
- indeed
- bhaksayati
- gives trouble to.
In this material world, when the conditioned soul cannot arrange for his own maintenance, despite exploiting others, he tries to exploit his own father or son, taking away that relative’s possessions, although they may be very insignificant. If he cannot acquire things from his father, son or other relatives, he is prepared to give them all kinds of trouble.