Pierced by these all men go to the regions of death and the same is the case when they are influenced by desire, wrath, covetousness, vanity, insolence, pride, malice and selfishness. The eight weapons are represented by these vices respectively
एतैर्विद्धाः सर्व एव मरणं यान्ति मानवाः। कामक्रोधौ लोभमोहौ मदमानौ तथैव च॥ मात्सर्याहंकृती चैव क्रमादेत उदाहृताः।