3.39 आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा। कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च
āvṛtaṃ jñānam
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āvṛitam—covered;jñānam—knowledge;etena—by this;jñāninaḥ—of the wise;nitya-vairiṇā—by the perpetual enemy;kāma-rūpeṇa—in the form of desires;kaunteya—Arjun the son of Kunti;duṣhpūreṇa—insatiable;analena—like fire;cha—and
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Kunti! The knowledge of the wise is concealed by this eternal foe, which appears desirable yet is insatiable like fire.
It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire.
The knowledge of the intelligent self is enveloped by this constant enemy, O Arjuna, which is of the nature of desire, and which is difficult to gratify and is insatiable.
O son of Kunti, Knowledge is covered by this constant enemy of the wise in the form of desire, which is an insatiable fire.
O Arjuna, wisdom is enveloped by this constant enemy of the wise in the form of desire, which is unappeasable as fire!
3.41 तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ। पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्
tasmāt
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tasmāt—therefore;tvam—you;indriyāṇi—senses;ādau—in the very beginning;niyamya—having controlled;bharata-ṛiṣhabha—Arjun, the best of the Bharatas;pāpmānam—the sinful;prajahi—slay;hi—certainly;enam—this;jñāna—knowledge;vijñāna—realization;nāśhanam—the destroyer
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Therefore, O best among the Bharatas, you must avoid this sinful one, destroying knowledge and action, by controlling completely the sense-organs in the beginning itself.
Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom.
Therefore, O Arjuna, controlling the senses in the very beginning, slay this sinful thing that destroys both knowledge and discrimination.
Therefore, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, after first controlling the organs, renounce this one [A variant reading is, 'prajahi hi-enam, completely renounce this one'.-Tr.] which is sinful and a destroyer of learning and wisdom.
Therefore, O best of the Bharatas (Arjuna), controlling the senses first, do thou kill this sinful thing (desire), the destroyer of knowledge and realisation!
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Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.40 इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते। एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्
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Word meanings
indriyāṇi—the senses;manaḥ—the mind;buddhiḥ—the intellect;asya—of this;adhiṣhṭhānam—dwelling place;uchyate—are said to be;etaiḥ—by these;vimohayati—deludes;eṣhaḥ—this;jñānam—knowledge;āvṛitya—clouds;dehinam—the embodied soul
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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It is said to be based on the sense-organs, the mind, and the intellect. With these, it deludes the embodied by concealing knowledge.
It works through the senses, the mind and the reason; and with their help destroys wisdom and confounds the soul.
The senses, the mind and the intellect are said to be its instruments. By these it overpowers the embodied self after enveloping Its knowledge.
The organs, mind, and the intellect are said to be its abode. This one diversely deludes the embodied being by veiling Knowledge with the help of these.
The senses, mind and intellect are said to be its seat; through these it deludes the embodied by veiling his wisdom.
