सर्वसंसारदोषाणां तृष्णैका दीर्घदुःखदा । अन्तःपुरस्थमपि या योजयत्यतिसंकटे ॥ ३२ ॥
sarvasaṁsāradōṣāṇāṁ tṛṣṇaikā dīrghaduḥkhadā | antaḥpurasthamapi yā yōjayatyatisaṁkaṭē || 32 ||
Translation
Of all the faults of the world, craving alone gives long sorrow: even one who stays in the inner palace she throws into dire straits.
Word by word
- sarva
- of all
- saṁsāra
- of the world
- dōṣāṇāṁ
- the faults
- tṛṣṇā
- craving
- ēkā
- alone
- dīrgha
- long
- duḥkha
- sorrow
- dā
- gives
- antaḥpura
- in the inner palace
- stham
- one who stays
- api
- even
- yā
- she
- yōjayati
- throws
- ati
- dire
- saṁkaṭē
- into straits
Meaning
Here Rāma names craving the chief of all faults: it alone gives sorrow that lasts (dīrgha-duḥkha). It can reach even one who lives in the antaḥpura, the safest inner rooms of a palace, and throw him into the greatest danger. Rāma is a prince, and speaks of what he knows: walls and guards protect against every enemy but this one. The reader may consider how much of their own security is a palace that craving walks through freely.