पुंस: स्त्रिया मिथुनीभावमेतं तयोर्मिथो हृदयग्रन्थिमाहु: । अतो गृहक्षेत्रसुताप्तवित्तै- र्जनस्य मोहोऽयमहं ममेति ॥ ८ ॥
pumsah striya mithuni-bhavam etam tayor mitho hrdaya-granthim ahuh ato grha-ksetra-sutapta-vittair janasya moho ’yam aham mameti
- pumsah
- of a male
- striyah
- of a female
- mithuni-bhavam
- attraction for sexual life
- etam
- this
- tayoh
- of both of them
- mithah
- between one another
- hrdaya-granthim
- the knot of the hearts
- ahuh
- they call
- atah
- thereafter
- grha
- by home
- ksetra
- field
- suta
- children
- apta
- relatives
- vittaih
- and by wealth
- janasya
- of the living being
- mohah
- illusion
- ayam
- this
- aham
- I
- mama
- mine
- iti
- thus.
The attraction between male and female is the basic principle of material existence. On the basis of this misconception, which ties together the hearts of the male and female, one becomes attracted to his body, home, property, children, relatives and wealth. In this way one increases life’s illusions and thinks in terms of I and mine