The master and the greedy student both played with the stakes. Both aged men boarded the boat of stone.

Kabir uses this couplet to deliver a sharp commentary on human attachment and vanity. The master and student, both consumed by greed, are shown playing a doomed game. The 'boat of stone' is a profound metaphor for death itself, implying that all worldly pursuits and intellectual pride are meaningless when faced with mortality. Kabir gently reminds us that our attachments, whether to knowledge or material gain, are ultimately futile.