यावद् भ्र्रियेत जठरं तावत् स्वत्वं हि देहिनाम् । अधिकं योऽभिमन्येत स स्तेनो दण्डमर्हति ॥ ८ ॥
yavad bhriyeta jatharam tavat svatvam hi dehinam adhikam yo ’bhimanyeta sa steno dandam arhati
- yavat
- as much as
- bhriyeta
- may be filled
- jatharam
- the stomach
- tavat
- that much
- svatvam
- proprietorship
- hi
- indeed
- dehinam
- of the living entities
- adhikam
- more than that
- yah
- anyone who
- abhimanyeta
- may accept
- sah
- he
- stenah
- a thief
- dandam
- punishment
- arhati
- deserves.
One may claim proprietorship to as much wealth as required to maintain body and soul together, but one who desires proprietorship over more than that must be considered a thief, and he deserves to be punished by the laws of nature.