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Bhagavad Gita 3.40

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते। एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।

indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyate etair vimohayatyeṣha jñānam āvṛitya dehinam

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
indriyāṇiindriyāṇithe senses
manaḥmanaḥthe mind
buddhiḥbuddhiḥthe intellect
asyaasyaof this
adhiṣhṭhānamadhiṣhṭhānamdwelling place
uchyateuchyateare said to be
etaiḥetaiḥby these
vimohayativimohayatideludes
eṣhaḥeṣhaḥthis
jñānamjñānamknowledge
āvṛityaāvṛityaclouds
dehinamdehinamthe 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।।