[792] Therein, what is greed (lobha)?
That which is lust (rāga), infatuation (sārāga), attraction (anunaya), compliance (anurodha), delight (nandī), delight-and-lust (nandīrāga), infatuation of the mind (citta) (cittassa sārāgo), wanting (icchā), besottedness (mucchā), holding fast (ajjhosāna), greediness (gedha), utter greediness (paligedha), attachment (saṅga), the mire (paṅka), agitation (ejā), deceit (māyā), the genetrix (janikā), the producer (sañjananī), the seamstress (sibbinī), the ensnarer (jālinī), the current (saritā), the entangler (visattikā), the thread (sutta), diffusion (visaṭā), the accumulator (āyūhanī), the companion (dutiyā), aspiration (paṇidhi), the conduit to existence (bhavanetti), the forest (vana), the undergrowth (vanatha), intimacy (santhava), affection (sineha), concern (apekkhā), kinship (paṭibandhu), hope (āsā), hoping (āsiṃsanā), the state of hoping (āsiṃsitatta); hope for forms (rūpāsā), hope for sounds, hope for odours, hope for tastes, hope for tangibles, hope for gain, hope for wealth, hope for children, hope for life (jīvitāsā); hankering (jappā), hankering after (pajappā), intense hankering (abhijappā), hankering, the act of hankering, the state of hankering (jappā, jappanā, jappitatta); rapacity (loluppa), the act of rapacity (loluppāyanā), the state of rapacity (loluppāyitatta); fawning (puñcikatā), desire for what is agreeable (sādhukamyatā), unrighteous lust (adhammarāga), inordinate greed (visamalobha), longing (nikanti), the act of longing (nikāmanā), wishing (patthanā), yearning (pihanā), intense wishing (sampatthanā); craving for sensual pleasures (kāmataṇhā), craving for existence (bhavataṇhā), craving for non-existence (vibhavataṇhā), craving for form (rūpataṇhā), craving for the formless (arūpataṇhā), craving for cessation (nirodhataṇhā); craving for forms (rūpataṇhā), craving for sounds (saddataṇhā), craving for odours (gandhataṇhā), craving for tastes (rasataṇhā), craving for tangibles (phoṭṭhabbataṇhā), craving for mental phenomena (dhammataṇhā); the flood (ogha), the bond (yoga), the tie (gantha), clinging (upādāna), obstruction (āvaraṇa), hindrance (nīvaraṇa), covering (chādana), bondage (bandhana), mental defilement (upakkilesa), latent tendency (anusaya), obsession (pariyuṭṭhāna), the creeper (latā), desiring of diverse things (vevicchaṃ); the root of suffering (dukkha) (dukkhamūla), the source of suffering (dukkhanidāna), the origin of suffering (dukkhappabhava); Māra's snare (mārapāsa), Māra's fishhook (mārabalisa), Māra's domain (māravisaya); the river of craving (taṇhā) (taṇhānadī), the net of craving (taṇhājāla), the leash of craving (taṇhāgaddula), the ocean of craving (taṇhāsamudda); covetousness (abhijjhā); greed, the unwholesome root (lobho akusalamūlaṃ) — this is called greed.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.