Bhagavad Gita 3.40
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते। एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।
indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyate etair vimohayatyeṣha jñānam āvṛitya dehinam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| indriyāṇi | indriyāṇi | the senses |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | the mind |
| buddhiḥ | buddhiḥ | the intellect |
| asya | asya | of this |
| adhiṣhṭhānam | adhiṣhṭhānam | dwelling place |
| uchyate | uchyate | are said to be |
| etaiḥ | etaiḥ | by these |
| vimohayati | vimohayati | deludes |
| eṣhaḥ | eṣhaḥ | this |
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| āvṛitya | āvṛitya | clouds |
| dehinam | dehinam | the embodied soul |
The senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these, it deludes the embodied one, veiling their wisdom.
इन्द्रियाँ, मन और बुद्धि इसके निवास स्थान कहे जाते हैं; यह काम इनके द्वारा ही ज्ञान को आच्छादित करके देही पुरुष को मोहित करता है।।