Greed - the root cause of all sin

लोभात् क्रोधः प्रभवति, लोभात् कामः प्रजायते ।

लोभान्मोहश्च नाशश्च, लोभः पापस्य कारणम् ॥

lobhāt krodhaḥ prabhavati, lobhāt kāmaḥ prajāyaté |

lobhān_mohash_cha nāshash_cha, lobhaḥ pāpasya kāraṇam ||

Greed influences (causes) anger, greed begets desire, from greed [come] delusion and destruction, greed is the root cause of pāpa (sin, evil, any wrongful deeds).


Also note the usage of ‘begets’ with ‘desire’, and ‘influences’ with ‘anger’.

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And now the language aspects -

Word by word meaning:
lobhāt = from lobha (greed)
krodhaḥ = anger
prabhavati = happens (due to the prabhāva influence of)
bhū = to happen
bhavati = happens
prabhāva = influence
prabhavati = cause something to happen by one’s influence

lobhāt = from lobha (greed)
kāmaḥ = desire
prajāyaté = is born

lobhān = lobhat = from greed
mohaḥ = delusion, inability to think, attachment
cha = and
nāshaḥ = ruin, destruction
cha = and

lobhaḥ = greed
pāpasya = of sinful, evil, wrong doings
kāraṇam = reason



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