आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः ।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान् ॥
āśāpāśaśatair baddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ |īhante kāmabhogārtham anyāyenārthasañcayān ||
- आशापाशशतैः · āśāpāśaśataiḥ
- by hundreds of nooses of expectation
- बद्धाः · baddhāḥ
- bound
- कामक्रोधपरायणाः · kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ
- devoted to craving and anger
- ईहन्ते · īhante
- they strive
- कामभोगार्थम् · kāmabhogārtham
- for the enjoyment of desires
- अन्यायेन · anyāyena
- by unjust means
- अर्थसञ्चयान् · arthasañcayān
- hoards of wealth
“…bound by a hundred nooses of expectation, devoted to craving and rage, they scramble to pile up wealth by unjust means, for the feeding of their desires.”
— Original plain-language translation
Hope itself becomes bondage when multiplied without limit — pasha means a snare. Anger follows craving as its guard dog, exploding when wants are blocked. Unjust gain is presented as the natural economy of this mindset.
— Reader's notes (original)