Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 40 (3.40)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 40 (3.40)
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते । एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् | | ३-४० | |
indriyāṇi mano buddhirasyādhiṣhṭhānamuchyate etairvimohayatyeṣha jñānamāvṛitya dehinam
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- इन्द्रियनि
(indriyani)— इंद्रियां(the senses, mind, and intellect) - मनो
(mano)— इंद्रियां(the senses, mind, and intellect) - बुद्धिः
(buddhih)— बुद्धि(the senses, mind, and intellect) -
asyjoined in buddhirasyādhiṣhṭhānamuchyate - अधिष्ठानम्
(adhishthanam)— आधार(are said to be its seats) - उच्यते
(uchyate)— कहा जाता है(are said to be its seats)
Line 2:
- एतैः
(etaih)— इनसे(through these it deludes) - इओहयइ
(vimohayati)— इओहयइ(through these it deludes) - एषः
(eshah)— यह(through these it deludes) - ज्ञानम्
(jnanam)— ज्ञान(covering knowledge) - अव्रित्य
(avritya)— ज्ञान(covering knowledge) - देहिनम्
(dehinam)— देही को(the embodied soul)
English: It works through the senses, the mind and the reason; and with their help destroys wisdom and confounds the soul.
Learnings from Shloka 40:
- Seats of Desire:: Senses crave objects, the mind wanders after them, and the intellect justifies the pursuit.
- Delusion of the Soul:: When all three layers are infected by desire, our spiritual clarity is completely lost.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 3.40 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Desire hides in the senses, the mind, and the intellect. From these hiding spots, it covers our inner wisdom (Gyan) and confuses the soul, making us lose our way.