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आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.39।। आवृतम् एतेन ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनः नित्यवैरिणा ज्ञानी हि जानाति अनेन अहमनर्थे प्रयुक्तः इति पूर्वमेव। दुःखी च भवति नित्यमेव। अतः असौ ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरी न तु मूर्खस्य। स हि कामं तृष्णाकाले मित्रमिव पश्यन् तत्कार्ये दुःखे प्राप्ते जानाति तृष्णया अहं दुःखित्वमापादितः इति न पूर्वमेव। अतः ज्ञानिन एव नित्यवैरी। किंरूपेण कामरूपेण कामः इच्छैव रूपमस्य इति कामरूपः तेन दुष्पूरेण दुःखेन पूरणमस्य इति दुष्पूरः तेन अनलेन न अस्य अलं पर्याप्तिः विद्यते इत्यनलः तेन च।।किमधिष्ठानः पुनः कामः ज्ञानस्य आवरणत्वेन वैरी सर्वस्य लोकस्य इत्यपेक्षायामाह ज्ञाते हि शत्रोरधिष्ठाने सुखेन निबर्हणं कर्तुं शक्यत इति

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

3.39 O son of Kunti, Knowledge is covered by this constant enemy of the wise in the form of desire, which is an insatiable fire.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

3.39 Jnanam, Knowledge; is avrtam, covered; etena, by this; nityavairina, constant enemy; jnaninah, of the wise. For the wise person knows even earlier, 'I am being induced by this into evil.' And he always [Both at the time when desire arises in him, and also when he is forced to act by it.] feels distressed. Therefore, it is the constant enemy of the wise but not of a fool. For the fool looks upon desire as a friend so long as hankering lasts. When sorrow comes as a conseence, he realizes, 'I have been driven into sorrow because of longings', but certainly not earlier. Therefore it is the constant enemy of the wise alone. In what form? Kama-rupena, in the form of desire-tha which has wish itself as its expression is kama-rupa; in that form-; (and) duspurena, which is an insatiable; analena, fire. That which is difficult to satisfy is duspurah; and (derivatively) that which never has enough (alam) is analam. Again, having what as its abode does desire, in the form of a viel over Knowledge, become the enemy of all? Since when the abode of an enemy is known, it is possible to easily slay the enemy, therefore the Lord says: