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ŚB 11.23.17

Devanagari

अर्थस्य साधने सिद्धे उत्कर्षे रक्षणे व्यये ।
नाशोपभोग आयासस्‍‍‍‍‍त्रासश्चिन्ता भ्रमो नृणाम् ॥ १७ ॥

Text

arthasya sādhane siddhe
utkarṣe rakṣaṇe vyaye
nāśopabhoga āyāsas
trāsaś cintā bhramo nṛṇām

Synonyms

arthaysa — of wealth; sādhane — in the earning; siddhe — in the attainment; utkarṣe — in the increasing; rakṣaṇe — in the protecting; vyaye — in the expending; nāśa — in the loss; upabhoge — and in the enjoyment; āyāsaḥ — labor; trāsaḥ — fear; cintā — anxiety; bhramaḥ — confusion; nṛṇām — for men.

Translation

In the earning, attainment, increase, protection, expense, loss and enjoyment of wealth, all men experience great labor, fear, anxiety and delusion.