Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 41 (3.41)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 41 (3.41)
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ । पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् | | ३-४१ | |
tasmāttvamindriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣhabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi hyenaṁ jñānavijñānanāśhanam
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- तस्मात्
(tasmat)— इसलिए(therefore you) - त्वाम्
(tvam)— मैं आपसे पूछता हूं(therefore you) - इन्द्रियनि
(indriyani)— इंद्रियां(first control the senses) - अदउ
(adau)— इंद्रियां(first control the senses) - नियम्य
(niyamya)— नियंत्रित करके(first control the senses) - भरतर्षभ
(Bharatarshabha)— हे भरतश्रेष्ठ(best of the Bharatas)
Line 2:
- पमन
(papmanam)— पमन(destroy this sinful force) - रजइ
(prajahi)— रजइ(destroy this sinful force) - हि
(hi)— निश्चय ही(destroy this sinful force) - एनम्
(enam)— आत्मा(destroy this sinful force) - ज्ञन-इज्ञन-नशन
(jnana-vijnana-nashanam)— बुद्धि(destroyer of knowledge and wisdom)
English: So, Arjuna, first control your senses and then defeat want, for it is full of wrongdoing, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom.
Learnings from Shloka 41:
- Guarding the Gates:: Regulating the physical senses prevents desires from entering and taking over the mind.
- Protecting Wisdom:: Inner realization (Vigyan) can only grow when the mind is free from the turbulence of passion.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 3.41 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
To defeat this enemy, Krishna advises starting by regulating the senses. Slaying desire at the outset is essential to protect both theoretical knowledge (Gyan) and realized wisdom (Vigyan).