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.

• 「覬き覦ゆ」という言こと葉ばは、強つよい所しょ有ゆう欲よくを表あらわす古ふるい表ひょう現げんだ。

  The word 覬覦 is an old expression that denotes a strong desire to possess.