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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 12 (16.12) means: bound by a hundred cords of hope, given over to craving and anger, they strive to hoard wealth by unjust means to feed their desires.
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
āśhā-pāśha-śhatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥ īhante kāma-bhogārtham anyāyenārtha-sañchayān
bound by a hundred cords of hope, given over to craving and anger, they strive to hoard wealth by unjust means to feed their desires.
आशा के सैकड़ों बंधनों में बँधे, काम और क्रोध के वश, वे अपनी इच्छाओं को तृप्त करने के लिए अन्यायपूर्ण तरीकों से धन जमा करने में लगे रहते हैं।
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It is verse 12 of Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 24 verses in total.
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