Bhagavad Gita · 3.41
॥
Devanāgarī
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ ।
पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tasmāt tvam indriyāṇy ādau niyamya bharatarṣabha |
pāpmānaṁ prajahi hy enaṁ jñānavijñānanāśanam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तस्मात्tasmāttherefore, hence.
त्वम्tvamyou.
इन्द्रियाणिindriyāṇithe senses.
आदौādauat the outset, from the very beginning.
नियम्यniyamyahaving brought under control, having restrained.
भरतर्षभbharata-ṛṣabhaO best of the Bhāratas!
पाप्मानम्pāpmānamthe great sin, the embodiment of sin.
प्रजहिprajahidestroy, slay, kill.
हिhiindeed.
एनम्enamit [this enemy, kāma].
ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्jñāna-vijñāna-nāśanamthe destroyer (nāśanam) of knowledge (jñāna) and realized knowledge (vijñāna).
Translation
“Therefore, O best of the Bhāratas, from the very outset take control of the senses and slay this deadliest enemy, the embodiment of sin, this destroyer of knowledge and wisdom.”
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