覬き覦ゆ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

covetousness; desire to obtain

Rare literary word for an intense longing to possess something, often with a nuance of scheming or ambition. In modern Japanese, 欲望 or 野心 are more common.

• 古こ典てんでは、権けん力りょくへの覬き覦ゆが悲ひ劇げきを招まねくことがある。

  In classical literature, covetousness for power sometimes leads to tragedy.