(pg. 60, "His senses, which he had deadened during his ardent Samana years, were again awakened. He had tasted riches, passion and power, but for a long time he remained Samana in his heart.")
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Submerged: (adjective) 1. living in poverty or misery.
2. remaining underwater.
3. having been hidden.
(pg. 61, "Many of these he had retained; others were submerged and covered with dust.")
(It is submerged and hiding on the corals.)
Inertia: (noun) motionless or numb, especially with regard to effort, motion, and action; inactivity.
(pg. 61, "Slowly, like moisture entering the dying tree trunk, slowly filling and rotting it, so did the world and inertia creep into Siddhartha's soul; it slowly filled his soul, made it heavy, made it tired, sent it to sleep.")
Fervor: (noun) intense and passionate feeling.
Indulgent: (adjective) 1. Self-indulgent.
2. To be generous to or lenient with someone.
(pg.63, " Since the time he had stopped being a Samana in his heart, Siddhartha began to play dice for money and jewels with increasing fervor, a game in which he had previously smilingly and indulgently taken part as a custom of the ordinary people.")
Burden: (noun) something that is carried or borne with difficulty.
(pg. 63, "Property, possessions and riches had also finally trapped him. They were no longer a game and a toy; they had become a chain and a burden.")
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