एवं गृहेष्वभिरतो विषयान् विविधै: सुखै: । सेवमानो न चातुष्यदाज्यस्तोकैरिवानल: ॥ ४८ ॥
evam grhesv abhirato visayan vividhaih sukhaih sevamano na catusyad ajya-stokair ivanalah
- evam
- in this way
- grhesu
- in household affairs
- abhiratah
- being always engaged
- visayan
- material paraphernalia
- vividhaih
- with varieties of
- sukhaih
- happiness
- sevamanah
- enjoying
- na
- not
- ca
- also
- atusyat
- satisfied him
- ajya-stokaih
- by drops of fat
- iva
- like
- analah
- a fire.
In this way, Saubhari Muni enjoyed sense gratification in the material world, but he was not at all satisfied, just as a fire never ceases blazing if constantly supplied with drops of fat.