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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 40

The Path of Action

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते। एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्

indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyate etair vimohayatyeṣha jñānam āvṛitya dehinam

What does Bhagavad Gita 3.40 mean?

The senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these, it veils knowledge and deludes the embodied soul.

Word-by-word meaning

indriyāṇi—the senses · manaḥ—the mind · buddhiḥ—the intellect · asya—of this · adhiṣhṭhānam—dwelling place · uchyate—are said to be · etaiḥ—by these · vimohayati—deludes · eṣhaḥ—this · jñānam—knowledge · āvṛitya—clouds · dehinam—the embodied soul

dutysouldeathwisdompleasuremindactionbody

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