Sanskrit · noun · Character & Virtue

Laalach

लालच

said LAA-lach

also written: lalach

Meaning

Greed, covetousness, grasping desire for gain.

Usage & notes

Laalach names the grasping covetousness that shrinks the soul; against it Iqbal sets the dignified self-sufficiency of one who needs little and so fears no man.

Related words

ARABIC

Hirs

Greed, avarice, insatiable craving for more.

ARABIC

Tama'

Avarice, covetous craving, grasping after what belongs to others.

ARABIC

Qana'at

Contentment, satisfaction with what one has, freedom from greed.

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