blind by force or blind by choice?

blind by force or blind by choice?

न च पश्यति जन्मान्धः कामान्धो नैव पश्यति।

न पश्यति मदोन्मत्तो ह्यर्थी दोषान् न पश्यति॥ 

चाणक्य नीति॥ 

समयोचितपद्यमालिका

na ca paśyati janmāndhaḥ kāmāndho naiva paśyati|

na paśyati madonmatto hyarthī doṣān na paśyati|| 

cāṇakya nīti|| 

samayocitapadyamālikā

A down to earth statement from Chanakya

We tend to overlook defects in things which are close to their hearts..

A person who is blind physically cannot see anything .. that is obvious

A person who is blind with carnal desires, would not see what is proper, and would do anything criminal to fulfill desires

A person who is drunk with arrogance and deceit would fail to see what is really right and proper

And 

A person who is in need of something would fail to see the evil consequences and defect either in manner in which he would achieve or in the object to be achieved..

Of course, the blind man does not see because he is denied the faculty of vision by nature.. We can understand and empathize with him too.

But a person who forgets himself because of carnal desires, because of arrogance and because of excessive cupidity, has to blame himself alone for the consequences..

Analysis

जन्मान्धः one who is blind birth 

न पश्यति does not see च indeed

कामान्धः one who is blind with carnal desires , one who is driven by such desires

अपि न पश्यति एव too, indeed does not see

मदोन्मत्तः One who is inebriated or drunk with arrogance 

न पश्यति does not see

अर्थी one who is eager to acquire something..is in whant of something 

दोषान् defects, evil consequences 

न पश्यति हि does not see at all..