कामस्यान्तं हि क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां क्रोधस्यैतत्फलोदयात् । जनो याति न लोभस्य जित्वा भुक्त्वा दिशो भुव: ॥ २० ॥
kamasyantam hi ksut-trdbhyam krodhasyaitat phalodayat jano yati na lobhasya jitva bhuktva diso bhuvah
- kamasya
- of the desire for sense gratification or the urgent needs of the body
- antam
- end
- hi
- indeed
- ksut-trdbhyam
- by one who is very hungry or thirsty
- krodhasya
- of anger
- etat
- this
- phala-udayat
- by venting chastisement and its reaction
- janah
- a person
- yati
- crosses over
- na
- not
- lobhasya
- greed
- jitva
- conquering
- bhuktva
- enjoying
- disah
- all directions
- bhuvah
- of the globe.
The strong bodily desires and needs of a person disturbed by hunger and thirst are certainly satisfied when he eats. Similarly, if one becomes very angry, that anger is satisfied by chastisement and its reaction. But as for greed, even if a greedy person has conquered all the directions of the world or has enjoyed everything in the world, still he will not be satisfied.