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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.16

యశో యశస్వినాం శుద్ధం శ్లాఘ్యా యే గుణినాం గుణా: । లోభ: స్వల్పోఽపి తాన్ హన్తి శ్విత్రో రూపమివేప్సితమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥
yaśo yaśasvināṁ śuddhaṁ
[yasho yashasvinaam shuddham]
ślāghyā ye guṇināṁ guṇāḥ
[shlaaghyaa ye guninaam gunaah]
lobhaḥ sv-alpo ’pi tān hanti
[lobhah sv-alpo ’pi taan hanti]
śvitro rūpam ivepsitam
[shvitro roopam ivepsitam]
Word-for-word
yaśaḥ — the fame yaśasvinām — of those who are famous śuddham — pure ślāghyāḥ — praiseworthy ye — which guṇinām — of those endowed with good qualities guṇāḥ — the qualities lobhaḥ — greed su-alpaḥ — a little api — even tān — these hanti — destroys śvitraḥ — white leprosy rūpam — physical beauty iva — just as īpsitam — enchanting.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yaśo yaśasvināṁ śuddhaṁ
yaśaḥ
the fame
yaśasvinām
of those who are famous
śuddham
pure
ślāghyā ye guṇināṁ guṇāḥ
ślāghyāḥ
praiseworthy
ye
which
guṇinām
of those endowed with good qualities
guṇāḥ
the qualities
lobhaḥ sv-alpo ’pi tān hanti
lobhaḥ
greed
su-alpaḥ
a little
api
even
tān
these
hanti
destroys
śvitro rūpam ivepsitam
śvitraḥ
white leprosy
rūpam
physical beauty
iva
just as
īpsitam
enchanting.
Whatever pure fame is possessed by the famous and whatever praiseworthy qualities are found in the virtuous are destroyed by even a small amount of greed, just as one’s attractive physical beauty is ruined by a trace of white leprosy.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Whatever pure fame is possessed by the famous and whatever praiseworthy qualities are found in the virtuous are destroyed by even a small amount of greed, just as one’s attractive physical beauty is ruined by a trace of white leprosy. Śvitraḥ means white leprosy.
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