prāyeṇāthāḥ kadaryāṇāḿ
na sukhāya kadācana
iha cātmopatāpāya
mṛtasya narakāya ca
prayena -- generally; arthah -- items of wealth; kadaryanam -- of those who are misers; na -- do not; sukhaya -- lead to happiness; kadacana -- at any time; iha -- in this life; ca -- both; atma -- of himself; upatapaya -- result in the torment; mritasya -- and of him when he has died; narakaya -- in the attainment of hell; ca -- and.
Generally, the wealth of misers never allows them any happiness. In this life it causes their self-torment, and when they die it sends them to hell.
A miser is afraid to spend his money even for obligatory religious and social duties. Offending God and people in general, he goes to hell.
