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In the same manner the man with possessions is assailed by robbers, just as the vulture with a piece ot meat in its beak is attacked by other birds. He also contracts many evils in the course of his efforts to earn and safeguard wealth. Nor does he find contentment with any amount of wealth, like the fire which consumes any quantity of fuel. As he is subjugated by greed, he pays no heed to what ought to be done and what ought pot to be done. After death he takes a mean birth and he is also despised as an avaricious person. Therefore it is good to desist from attachment to possessions. Thus the consequences of injury etc., such as calamity and reproach should be contemplated
दुःखमेव वा ॥६-१०॥ Or sufferings only ( result from injury etc. ). It should be contemplated that injury, falsehood, stealing, unchastity, and attachment are sufferings, for these are the cause of sufferings. For instance, we say that food is life or even wealth is life as wealth begets food and food sustains life. So also injury etc. are the causes of karmas, which produce unpleasant feelings. Sufferings are caused by these karmas. And injury etc. are figuratively referred to as sufferings being the causes of these karmas which in their turn bring about unpleasant feelings.
That these are sufferings only is adduced by one's own experience as well as by that of others.
Now how can all these be said to be sufferings, as happiness is experienced from pleasures derived
