Original Sanskrit

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते । एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् ॥ ३-४०॥

Transliteration

indriyāṇi mano buddhirasyādhiṣṭhānamucyate etairvimohayatyeṣa jñānamāvṛtya dehinam 3-40

English Translation

The senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these, it deludes the embodied by veiling his wisdom.

Word-by-Word Meaning

indriyāṇi = the senses; manaḥ = the mind; buddhiḥ = the intelligence; asya = of this lust; adhiṣṭhānaṃ = sitting place; ucyate = is called; etaiḥ = by all these; vimohayati = bewilders; eṣaḥ = this; jñānaṃ = knowledge; āvṛtya = covering; dehinaṃ = of the embodied.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Action - The path of selfless action and duty

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