The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Praśnottararatnamālikā

Verse 37

किं सम्पाद्यं मनुजैः विद्या वित्तं बलं यशः पुण्यम् ।कः सर्वगुणविनाशी लोभः शत्रुश्च कः कामः ॥ ३६ ॥

In plain words

What should human beings strive to acquire? Knowledge, wealth, strength, fame, and spiritual merit. What is the destroyer of every virtue? Greed. And what is the ultimate enemy? Craving.

Close to the Sanskrit

What should be acquired by human beings? Knowledge, wealth, strength, fame, and spiritual merit. What is the destroyer of all virtues? Greed. And what is the enemy? Desire.