[749] Therein, what is the hindrance of sensual desire (kāmacchanda-nīvaraṇa)?
That which, with regard to sensual pleasures, is sensual desire (kāmacchanda), sensual lust (kāmarāga), sensual delight (kāmanandī), sensual craving (kāmataṇhā), sensual affection (kāmasineha), sensual fever (kāmapariḷāha), sensual infatuation (kāmamucchā), sensual engrossment (kāmajjhosāna) — this is called the hindrance of sensual desire.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.