vṛthā - without any good result; manorathaḥ - mental concoction; tasya - of him; dūraḥ - far away; svargaḥ - elevation to the higher planetary system; patati - falls down; adhaḥ - to a hellish condition of life; pratiśrutasya - things promised; adānena - being unable to give; yaḥ - anyone who; arthinam - a beggar; vipralambhate - cheats.

Far from being elevated to the heavenly planets or fulfilling one’s desire, one who does not properly give a beggar what he has promised falls down to a hellish condition of life.