îôúªì÷ªæ âôäª÷¨ïÄëª Îê¨éä âôäª÷­ãëª 931
­úªï÷ªâçèäª ë©äªô¨Ç§ªæ¨ á÷ª×

îôúªì÷ªæ

should avoid

âôäª÷¨ïÄëª

even though successful in

Îê¨éä

gambling

âôäª÷­ãëª

the stakes won at gaming

­úªïùª

hook

âçèäª

the iron (with bait on)

ë©äªô¨Ç§ªæ¨

a fish swallowing the bait

í÷ª×

is like

 
Even a winner should avoid gambling, because winning
a stake is like a fish swallowing the bait (931).

 
øäªâ÷áªê¨ ¿÷¨ÈæÐÆëª ÎêõÐæÐÆëª ãúªì觪âæèùª 932
åäªâ÷áªê¨ ôèȪôîêèõÐ Í×

øäª×

one

öáªê¨

gaining

¿×

a hundred

¬ÈæÐÆëª

losing

ÎêõÐæÐÆëª

the gamblers

ãúªìè몠 âæèùª

will there arise

åäª× öáªê¨

a state of happiness

ôèȪôÊ  ØõÐ Í×

a way of life

Can there be a life of virtue and happiness to one
who wagers one and hopes for a hundred ? (932)

ãÕóèáëª ØôèÊ Ô÷¨äª âçèÕóèáëª 933
îçèøáªçª µ÷îë çÌëª

ãÕóª

dice

Íáëª

gain

ØôèÊ Ô÷¨äª

constantly speaking about (and continuing betting)

âçèÕóª

wealth

Íáëª

acquiring

îçèáª

lost

µ÷îë çÌëª

will settle with his enemies

He who gets addicted to the dice will soon lose all his wealth to his enemies (933).

 
ò¨×éë çùâòáªÊ ò©õȨæÐÆëª Îê¨äª 934
ô×éë êÕôâêèäª× ¬ùª

ò¨×éë

petty things

çù

many

âòáªÊ

having done

ò©õÐ íȨæÐÆëª

one that results in loss of repute

Îê¨äª

of gambling

ô×éë

poverty

êÕôÊ	which causes

øäª×	- another (ike)

¬ùª	is not there

As a cause for suffering and loss of repute, nothing is as potent as gambling (934).  

æô×ëª æÈæËëª éæ±ëª êÕæÐæ¨ 935
¬ô÷¨áèõÐ ¬ùªùèæ¨ áèõÐ

æô×ëª

gambling

æÈæËëª

the gambling den

éæ±ëª

skilful at gambling

êÕæÐæ¨

considering great

¬ô÷¨áèõÐ

those who do not abandon them

¬ùª Í樠 áèõÐ

will be reduced to penury

Those frequenting the gambling den and getting addicted, will finally come to grief despite all
their skills (935).

íæìèõèõÐ íùªùùª ãÈçªçõÐÎ âêäªÄëª 936
Ëæïáèäª ßìçªçìª ìèõÐ

íæÌ ÍõèõÐ

will not live happily in this world

íùªùùª  ãÈçªçõÐ

will not be happy in the other world

ÎÊ öäªÄëª

the one known as gambling

Ëæïáèäª

by the inauspicious devil

ßìçªç쪠 ìèõÐ

will be covered

Those who are blinded by an insatiable addiction to gambling will be ruined here and the hereafter (936).

çÈæ¨á âòùªôËëª çúªµëª âæÌæÐÆëª 937
æÈæêÐÊæÐ æèéù µæ¨äª

çÈæ¨á

earlier acqusitions

âòùªôËëª

wealth

çúªµëª

repute

âæÌæÐÆëª

will come to naught

æÈæêÐÊ

in the gaming den

æèéù	one's time

µæ¨äª

if it is spent

When time (that should be used in good work), is spent in the gambling den, it will be the end of one's wealth and repute (937).

 
âçèÕóªâæÌêÐÊçª âçèáªîë÷ª âæèó©¬ íÕóªâæÌêÐÊ 938
íùªùùª ãÈçªç¨æÐÆëª ÎÊ
 

âçèÕóªâæÌêÐÊ

destroying wealth

âçèáªîëùª  âæèó©¬

making one resort to falsehood

íÕóªâæÌêÐÊ

destroying grace

íùªùùª

suffering

ãÈçªç¨æÐÆëª

will bring about

ÎÊ

gambling

Gambling will destroy one's wealth and compassion and
make one take to falsehood (938).

ãéì âòùªôëª Ãúª øó¨ æùªô¨ öäª× ÉåÐÊëª
íéìáèôèëª Íáëª âæèó¨äª

 

âòùªôëª

wealth

Ãúª

food

øó¨

repute

æùªô¨

learning

öäª× ÉåÐÊëª

these five known as

íéìáèôèëª

will not stay

Íáëª

gambling

âæèó¨äª

if resorted to

Gambling will lead to the fivefold loss of wealth, repute, learning, food and clothing (939).  

¬ÈêÐâêè®ãëª æèêù¨æÐÆëª Îîêîçèùª Êäªçëª 940
ãÈêÐâêè®ãëª æèê÷ª× ãá¨õÐ

¬ÈêÐâêè®ãëª

even after losing

æèêù¨æÐÆëª

attachment to

Îîêîçèùª

like gambling

Êäªçëª

suffering

ãÈêÐâêè®ãëª

when subjected to

æèê÷ª×

will create craving

ãá¨õÐ

to life

The attachment to gambling inspite of losses, is like the attachment to life inspite of suffering (940).