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Mokshadharma 12.171.47

प्रहाय कामं लोभं च क्रोधं पारुष्यमेव च । नाद्य लोभवशं प्राप्तो दुःखं प्राप्स्याम्यनात्मवान् ॥

prahāya kāmaṃ lobhaṃ ca krodhaṃ pāruṣyameva ca | nādya lobhavaśaṃ prāpto duḥkhaṃ prāpsyāmyanātmavān ||

Having cast off desire and greed, anger and harshness, I will not now fall under greed's sway and, losing my self-mastery, come to sorrow.

काम, लोभ, क्रोध और कठोरता को त्यागकर अब मैं लोभ के वश में पड़कर, आत्म-संयम खोकर, दुख नहीं पाऊँगा।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Anger and harsh words often travel with greed. Letting go of one tends to loosen the others, and saves us much of the sorrow we bring on ourselves.

क्रोध और कठोर वाणी अक्सर लोभ के साथ चलते हैं। एक को छोड़ने से बाक़ी भी ढीले पड़ते हैं, और उस दुख से बचाते हैं जो हम स्वयं पर लाते हैं।

In the story Bhishma tells (12.171), Mankin speaks to himself and to Desire after losing his last wealth: having given up desire, greed, anger and harshness, he will not again fall into sorrow under greed's power.

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