Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga - The Yoga of Selfless ActionKrishna
Verse 40
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 3, श्लोक 40
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्॥४०॥
Transliteration
Indriyani Mano Buddhir-Asya-Adhishthanam-Uchyate.
Etair-Vimohayaty-Esha Jnanam-Avritya Dehinam.||40||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
इन्द्रियाणिindriyanithe senses
मनःmanahthe mind
बुद्धिःbuddhihthe intellect
अस्यasyaof this (desire)
अधिष्ठानम्adhishthanamseat/stronghold
उच्यतेuchyateis said to be
एतैःetaihthrough these
विमोहयतिvimohayatideludes
एषःeshahthis (desire)
ज्ञानम्jnanamknowledge
आवृत्यavrityacovering
देहिनम्dehinamthe embodied soul
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
इन्द्रियाँ, मन और बुद्धि — ये इसके (काम के) निवासस्थान कहे जाते हैं। यह इनके द्वारा ज्ञान को ढककर जीवात्मा को मोहित करता है।
English Translation
The senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be the seat (stronghold) of desire. Through these, desire covers knowledge and deludes the embodied soul.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna maps the anatomy of desire's operation. It occupies three strategic posts — the senses (gathering data from the external world), the mind (processing desires and emotions), and the intellect (the faculty of discrimination). When desire corrupts all three, the soul loses its ability to discern right from wrong, truth from illusion.