धर्माय यशसेऽर्थाय कामाय स्वजनाय च । पञ्चधा विभजन्वित्तमिहामुत्र च मोदते ॥ ३७ ॥
dharmaya yasase ’rthaya kamaya sva-janaya ca pancadha vibhajan vittam ihamutra ca modate
- dharmaya
- for religion
- yasase
- for one’s reputation
- arthaya
- for increasing one’s opulence
- kamaya
- for increasing sense gratification
- sva-janaya ca
- and for maintaining one’s family members
- pancadha
- for these five different objectives
- vibhajan
- dividing
- vittam
- his accumulated wealth
- iha
- in this world
- amutra
- the next world
- ca
- and
- modate
- he enjoys.
Therefore one who is in full knowledge should divide his accumulated wealth in five parts—for religion, for reputation, for opulence, for sense gratification and for the maintenance of his family members. Such a person is happy in this world and in the next.