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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.14.22

కర్హి స్మ చిత్కామమధులవాన్ విచిన్వన్ యదా పరదారపరద్రవ్యాణ్యవరున్ధానో రాజ్ఞా స్వామిభిర్వా నిహత: పతత్యపారే నిరయే ॥ ౨౨ ॥
karhi sma cit kāma-madhu-lavān vicinvan yadā para-dāra-para-drav-yāṇy avarundhāno rājṣā svāmibhir vā nihataḥ pataty apāre niraye.
[karhi sma chit kaama-madhu-lavaan vichinvan yadaa para-daara-para-drav-yaany avarundhaano raajshaa svaamibhir vaa nihatah pataty apaare niraye.]
Word-for-word
karhi sma cit — sometimes kāma-madhu-lavān — little drops of honeylike sense gratification vicinvan — searching after yadā — when para-dāra — another’s wife, or a woman other than his own wife para-dravyāṇi — another’s money and possessions avarundhānaḥ — taking as his own property rājṣā — by the government svāmibhiḥ vā — or by the husband or relatives of the woman nihataḥ — severely beaten patati — he falls down apāre — into unlimitedly niraye — hellish conditions of life (the government’s prison for criminal activities like rape, kidnapping or theft of others’ property).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
karhi sma cit kāma-madhu-lavān vicinvan yadā para-dāra-para-drav-yāṇy avarundhāno rājṣā svāmibhir vā nihataḥ pataty apāre niraye.
karhi sma cit
sometimes
kāma-madhu-lavān
little drops of honeylike sense gratification
vicinvan
searching after
yadā
when
para-dāra
another’s wife, or a woman other than his own wife
para-dravyāṇi
another’s money and possessions
avarundhānaḥ
taking as his own property
rājṣā
by the government
svāmibhiḥ vā
or by the husband or relatives of the woman
nihataḥ
severely beaten
patati
he falls down
apāre
into unlimitedly
niraye
hellish conditions of life (the government’s prison for criminal activities like rape, kidnapping or theft of others’ property).
The conditioned soul is sometimes attracted to the little happiness derived from sense gratification. Thus he has illicit sex or steals another’s property. At such a time he may be arrested by the government or chastised by the woman’s husband or protector. Thus simply for a little material satisfaction, he falls into a hellish condition and is put into jail for rape, kidnapping, theft and so forth.
Purport

Material life is such that due to indulgence in illicit sex, gambling, intoxication and meat-eating, the conditioned soul is always in a dangerous condition. Meat-eating and intoxication excite the senses more and more, and the conditioned soul falls victim to women. In order to keep women, money is required, and to acquire money, one begs, borrows or steals. Indeed, he commits abominable acts that cause him to suffer both in this life and in the next. Consequently illicit sex must be stopped by those who are spiritually inclined or who are on the path of spiritual realization. Many devotees fall down due to illicit sex. They may steal money and even fall down from the highly honored renounced order. Then for a livelihood they accept menial services and become beggars. It is therefore said in the śāstras, yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-sukhaṁ hi tuccham: materialism is based on sex, whether licit or illicit. Sex is full of dangers even for those who are addicted to household life. Whether one has a license for sex or not, there is great trouble. Bahu-duḥkha-bhāk: after one indulges in sex, many volumes of miseries ensue. One suffers more and more in material life. A miserly person cannot properly utilize the wealth he has, and similarly a materialistic person misuses the human form. Instead of using it for spiritual emancipation, he uses the body for sense gratification. Therefore he is called a miser.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sometimes, when, searching for a drop of honey in the form of pleasure, he takes possession of others wives and properties, is beaten by the king or the husband and falls into insurmountable hell. This verse explains searching for honey in SB 5.13.10.
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