Bhagavad Gita 3.40 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“It hides in your senses, mind and thoughts, and tricks you.”
What it means
“It hides in the senses, the mind and the intellect. Through them it clouds understanding and misleads you.”
The original Sanskrit
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते । एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् ॥
indriyāṇi mano buddhirasyādhiṣṭhānamucyate etairvimohayatyeṣa jñānamāvṛtya dehinam
Translations
Literal translation
The organs, mind, and the intellect are said to be its abode. This one diversely deludes the embodied being by veiling Knowledge with the help of these.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
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।
Swami Tejomayananda
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