Bhagavad Gita · 3.43
॥
Devanāgarī
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना ।
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā saṁstabhyātmānam ātmanā |
jahi śatruṁ mahābāho kāmarūpaṁ durāsadam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम्evamthus, in this way.
बुद्धेःbuddheḥthan the intelligence (buddhi).
परम्paramthat which is above.
बुद्ध्वाbuddhvāhaving understood, having realized.
संस्तभ्यsaṁstabhyahaving steadied, having strengthened, having brought under control.
आत्मानम्ātmānamthe mind (ātmānam here means the mind, the lower self).
आत्मनाātmanāby means of the soul (ātmā, the higher Self).
जहिjahislay, kill, conquer.
शत्रुम्śatrumthe enemy.
महाबाहोmahā-bāhoO mighty-armed one!
कामरूपम्kāma-rūpamwhich takes the form (rūpam) of lust (kāma).
दुरासदम्durāsadamformidable, hard to conquer.
Translation
“Thus, O mighty-armed one, having realized that you [the soul] are above the material intelligence (buddhi), take control of your mind by your true, divine nature [the soul], and slay this formidable enemy known as kāma [lust].”
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