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Bhagavad Gita 3.40
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Sanskrit
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्
Transliteration
indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyate
etair vimohayatyeṣha jñānam āvṛitya dehinam
etair vimohayatyeṣha jñānam āvṛitya dehinam
Synonyms
tasmāt: therefore;
tvam: you;
indriyāṇi: senses;
ādau: in the beginning;
niyamya: by regulating;
bharata: ṛṣabha — O chief amongst the descendants of Bharata;
pāpmānam: the great symbol of sin;
prajahi: curb;
hi: certainly;
enam: this;
jñāna: of knowledge;
vijñāna: and scientific knowledge of the pure soul;
nāśanam: the destroyer .;
English Meaning
Therefore, O Arjuna, best of the Bhāratas, in the very beginning curb this great symbol of sin [lust] by regulating the senses, and slay this destroyer of knowledge and self-realization.
Life Theme
Selfless Action
Life Application
Working hard in a team or organization without being driven only by personal credit or reward.