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.

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.