मुद्रराक्षस - लोभ

कुले लज्जायां च स्वयशसि च माने च विमुखः
    शरीरं विक्रीय क्षणिकमपि लोभाद्धनवति ।
तदाज्ञां कुर्वाणो हितमहितमित्येतदधुना
    विचारातिक्रांतः किमिति परतंत्रो विमृशति ॥

- मुद्रराक्षस

kule lajjAyAM cha sva yashasi cha mAne cha vimukhaH
    sharIram vikrIya kShaNikamapi lobhAt dhanavati ।
tadAjnAm kurvANo hitam ahitam ityetat adhunA
    vichArAtikrAntaH kimiti paratantro vimRushati ॥

- mudrarAkShasa

A man who does not care for the fame of his family, not bothered about his own long term future, his respect - may end up selling his loyalty to a wealthy person for the sake of the body (transient). He will follow only his instructions. He will lose the ability to think for himself and decide what is good for him and what is not. He is not in control of himself.

- Mudrarakshasa