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नित्यं क्षुत्क्षामदेहस्य दरिद्रस्यान्नकाङ्क्षिणः ।
इन्द्रियाण्यनुशुष्यन्ति हिंसापि विनिवर्तते ॥ १६ ॥
 
nityam ksut-ksama-dehasya
daridrasyanna-kaṅksinah
indriyany anususyanti
himsapi vinivartate
nityam-always; ksut-with hunger; ksama-weak, without necessary strength; dehasya-of the body of a poor man; daridrasya-poverty-stricken; anna-kaṅksinah-always desiring to get sufficient food; indriyani-the senses, which are compared to snakes; anususyanti-gradually become weaker and weaker, with less potency; himsa api-the tendency to be envious of others; vinivartate-reduces.