yasah -- the fame; yasasvinam -- of those who are famous; suddham -- pure; slaghyah -- praiseworthy; ye -- which; guninam -- of those endowed with good qualities; gunah -- the qualities; lobhah -- greed; su-alpah -- a little; api -- even; tan -- these; hanti -- destroys; svitrah -- white leprosy; rupam -- physical beauty; iva -- just as; ipsitam -- 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.