Bhagavad Gita 3.43
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना। जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।
evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā sanstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śhatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| evam | evam | thus |
| buddheḥ | buddheḥ | than the intellect |
| param | param | superior |
| buddhvā | buddhvā | knowing |
| sanstabhya | sanstabhya | subdue |
| ātmānam | ātmānam | the lower self (senses, mind, and intellect) |
| ātmanā | ātmanā | by higher self (soul) |
| jahi | jahi | kill |
| śhatrum | śhatrum | the enemy |
| mahā-bāho | mahā-bāho | mighty-armed one |
| kāma-rūpam | kāma-rūpam | in the form of desire |
| durāsadam | durāsadam | formidable |
Thus, knowing Him who is superior to the intellect and restraining the self by the Self, slay thou, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the enemy in the form of desire, hard to conquer.
इस प्रकार बुद्धि से परे (शुद्ध) आत्मा को जानकर आत्मा (बुद्धि) के द्वारा आत्मा (मन) को वश में करके, हे महाबाहो ! तुम इस दुर्जेय (दुरासदम्) कामरूप शत्रु को मारो।।