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Study of Dharma Commentary - That which is earned is called wealth. It is wealth, grain, gold, etc. That which is attained, by which wealth is attained, is called the word of wealth, or the scripture that is for the purpose of attaining wealth, is called the word of wealth. Chanakya's Arthashastra is the word of wealth. A virtuous person should not study it. He should not study other scriptures that teach violence against living beings. In the verse, the word Ashtapaad is used. In Sanskrit, Ashtapaad also refers to gambling. Gambling is called Ashtapaad. A virtuous person should not learn it. He should not learn it, and if he has already learned gambling, he should not practice it. Violation of Dharma is called Vedha. A virtuous person should not speak words that violate Dharma. Or, Vedha also refers to cloth-piercing. Cloth-piercing is a type of gambling. A virtuous person should not speak words about it. Then what to say about gambling or playing games. Handwork, or hand-action, mutual fighting with each other, using hands, fists, etc., is the cause of conflict and opposing arguments, dry, meaningless arguments, etc. The word 'cha' is used in the sense of collection. Knowing all this, a virtuous person should reject it with the knowledge of rejection. ||17||
Commentary - Wearing shoes, holding an umbrella, playing dice, using a fan made of peacock feathers, etc., are all actions that are rooted in violence. Knowing that these are the causes of karma-bandha, a wise muni should abandon them. ||18||
Commentary - And, wooden sandals, and an umbrella to protect from the sun and rain, and 'nalika' - a specific type of gambling, and a fan made of peacock feathers, and actions related to others - mutual actions, one doing something for another, and another doing something for the first, etc. The word 'cha' is used in the sense of collection. Knowing all this, a wise person should abandon it with the knowledge of rejection, knowing that it is the cause of karma-bandha. ||18||