पश्यामि धनिनां क्लेशं लुब्धानामजितात्मनाम् । भयादलब्धनिद्राणां सर्वतोऽभिविशङ्किनाम् ॥ ३२ ॥
pasyami dhaninam klesam lubdhanam ajitatmanam bhayad alabdha-nidranam sarvato ’bhivisankinam
- pasyami
- I can practically see
- dhaninam
- of persons who are very rich
- klesam
- the miseries
- lubdhanam
- who are extremely greedy
- ajita-atmanam
- who are victims of their senses
- bhayat
- because of fear
- alabdha-nidranam
- who are suffering from insomnia
- sarvatah
- from all sides
- abhivisankinam
- being particularly afraid.
The brahmana continued: I am actually seeing how a rich man, who is a victim of his senses, is very greedy to accumulate wealth, and therefore suffers from insomnia due to fear from all sides, despite his wealth and opulence.