Bhagavad Gita 3.39
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा। कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।
āvṛitaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣhpūreṇānalena cha
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| āvṛitam | āvṛitam | covered |
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| etena | etena | by this |
| jñāninaḥ | jñāninaḥ | of the wise |
| nitya-vairiṇā | nitya-vairiṇā | by the perpetual enemy |
| kāma-rūpeṇa | kāma-rūpeṇa | in the form of desires |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun the son of Kunti |
| duṣhpūreṇa | duṣhpūreṇa | insatiable |
| analena | analena | like fire |
| cha | cha | and |
O Arjuna, wisdom is enveloped by this constant enemy of the wise, in the form of desire, which is insatiable like fire.
हे कौन्तेय ! अग्नि के समान जिसको तृप्त करना कठिन है ऐसे कामरूप, ज्ञानी के इस नित्य शत्रु द्वारा ज्ञान आवृत है।।