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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.19

అసన్తుష్టస్య విప్రస్య తేజో విద్యా తపో యశ: । స్రవన్తీన్ద్రియలౌల్యేన జ్ఞానం చైవావకీర్యతే ॥ ౧౯ ॥
asantuṣṭasya viprasya
[asantushtasya viprasya]
tejo vidyā tapo yaśaḥ
[tejo vidyaa tapo yashah]
sravantīndriya-laulyena
[sravanteendriya-laulyena]
jṣānaṁ caivāvakīryate
[jshaanam chaivaavakeeryate]
Word-for-word
asantuṣṭasya — of one who is not self-satisfied viprasya — of such a brāhmaṇa tejaḥ — strength vidyā — education tapaḥ — austerity yaśaḥ — fame sravanti — dwindle indriya — of the senses laulyena — because of greed jṣānam — knowledge ca — and eva — certainly avakīryate — gradually vanishes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
asantuṣṭasya viprasya
asantuṣṭasya
of one who is not self-satisfied
viprasya
of such a brāhmaṇa
tejo vidyā tapo yaśaḥ
tejaḥ
strength
vidyā
education
tapaḥ
austerity
yaśaḥ
fame
sravantīndriya-laulyena
sravanti
dwindle
indriya
of the senses
laulyena
because of greed
jṣānaṁ caivāvakīryate
jṣānam
knowledge
ca
and
eva
certainly
avakīryate
gradually vanishes.
Because of greed for the sake of the senses, the spiritual strength, education, austerity and reputation of a devotee or brāhmaṇa who is not self-satisfied dwindle, and his knowledge gradually vanishes.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
For the unsatisfied brāhmaṇa, spiritual strength, education, austerity and reputation of a brāhmaṇa dwindle. Because of greed of the senses, knowledge is thrown away. Avaīryate means “thrown down.”
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