Hitopdesh • Chapter 2 • Shloka 179
अपरं च । सतां रहस्यं शृणु मित्र ।
जनयन्त्यर्जने दुःखं तापयन्ति विपत्तिषु ।
मोहयन्ति च संपत्तौ कथमर्थाः सुखावहाः ॥
Hear also, friend, the secret of the good. How can riches be conducive to happiness, since they cause trouble in their acquisition, give pain in adversity (by their want) and stupefy the mind in prosperity?
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