Bhagavad Gita · 3.39
॥
Devanāgarī
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा ।
कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nityavairiṇā |
kāmarūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आवृतम्āvṛtamcovered.
ज्ञानम्jñānamknowledge, pure consciousness.
एतेनetenaby this.
ज्ञानिनःjñāninaḥof the one who possesses knowledge [of the soul], of the living being.
नित्यवैरिणाnitya-vairiṇāby the eternal (nitya) enemy (vairiṇā).
कामरूपेणkāma-rūpeṇaby that which takes the form (rūpa) of kāma (lust).
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kuntī!
दुष्पूरेणduṣpūreṇainsatiable.
अनलेनanalenaand by fire.
चcaand.
Translation
“O son of Kuntī, the pure consciousness (jñāna) of the living being is covered by its eternal enemy, which takes the form of lust (kāma) and is like an insatiable fire.”
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