Bound by a hundred ties of hope, given to lust and anger, they do strive to obtain, by unlawful means, hoards of wealth for sensual enjoyments.

āśāpāśa = entanglements in a network of hope; śataiḥ = by hundreds; baddhāḥ = being bound; kāma = of lust; krodha = and anger; parāyaṇāḥ = always situated in the mentality; īhante = they desire; kāma = lust; bhoga = sense enjoyment; arthaṃ = for the purpose of; anyāyena = illegally; artha = of wealth; sañcayān = accumulation.;