Learn·Chapter 3 · The yoga of action·Verse 39 of 43
Bhagavad Gītā 3.39, word by word
BG 3.39
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा। कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च
āvṛitaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣhpūreṇānalena cha
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In English
It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom, being as insatiable as a flame of fire.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
O Arjuna, wisdom is enveloped by this constant enemy of the wise, in the form of desire, which is insatiable like fire.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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