Verse 3.40

bg.3.40

Sanskrit

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते। एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।

Sanskrit (gita/gita data/verse.json)

Transliteration

indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyate etair vimohayatyeṣha jñānam āvṛitya dehinam

Transliteration (gita/gita data/verse.json)

English

The senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these, it deludes the embodied one, veiling their wisdom.

English — Swami Sivananda (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)

Hindi

।।3.40।। इन्द्रियाँ, मन और बुद्धि इस कामके वास-स्थान कहे गये हैं। यह काम इन- (इन्द्रियाँ, मन और बुद्धि-) के द्वारा ज्ञानको ढककर देहाभिमानी मनुष्यको मोहित करता है।

Hindi — Swami Ramsukhdas (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)

Modern English

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

Word meanings (gita/gita data/verse.json)

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