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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 30: Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.30.11
lobhābhibhūto nihsattvah
SYNONYMS
vārtāyām — when his occupation; lupyamānāyām — is hampered; ārabdhāyām — undertaken; punah punah — again and again; lobha — by greed; abhibhūtah — overwhelmed; nihsattvah — ruined; para-arthe — for the wealth of others; kurute sprihām — he longs.
TRANSLATION
When he suffers reverses in his occupation, he tries again and again to improve himself, but when he is baffled in all attempts and is ruined, he accepts money from others because of excessive greed.
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