Devanagari
असन्तुष्टस्य विप्रस्य तेजो विद्या तपो यश: ।
स्रवन्तीन्द्रियलौल्येन ज्ञानं चैवावकीर्यते ॥ १९ ॥
Verse text
asantuṣṭasya viprasya
tejo vidyā tapo yaśaḥ
sravantīndriya-laulyena
jñānaṁ caivāvakīryate
Synonyms
asantuṣṭasya
—
of one who is not self-satisfied
;
viprasya
—
of such a brāhmaṇa
;
tejaḥ
—
strength
;
vidyā
—
education
;
tapaḥ
—
austerity
;
yaśaḥ
—
fame
;
sravanti
—
dwindle
;
indriya
—
of the senses
;
laulyena
—
because of greed
;
jṣānam
—
knowledge
;
ca
—
and
;
eva
—
certainly
;
avakīryate
—
gradually vanishes.
Translation
Because of greed for the sake of the senses, the spiritual strength, education, austerity and reputation of a devotee or brāhmaṇa who is not self-satisfied dwindle, and his knowledge gradually vanishes.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
For the unsatisfied brāhmaṇa, spiritual strength, education, austerity and reputation of a brāhmaṇa dwindle. Because of greed of the senses, knowledge is thrown away.
Avaīryate means “thrown down.”