Verse 52

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। ॥ ५३ ॥

In plain words

Hypocrisy, pride, greed; desire, anger, overwhelming envy — the mind gets dragged about on every side by these, the way a pack of dogs drags a bone left lying in the road.

Close to the Sanskrit

By hypocrisy, pride, and greed, by desire, anger, and vast envy, the mind is dragged about on all sides, the way a fallen bone in the road is dragged about by dogs.