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इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।

एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।

 

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।3.40।। इन्द्रियाणि मनः बुद्धिश्च अस्य कामस्य अधिष्ठानम् आश्रयः उच्यतेएतैः इन्द्रियादिभिः आश्रयैः विमोहयति विविधं मोहयतिएष कामः ज्ञानम् आवृत्य आच्छाद्य देहिनं शरीरिणम्।।यतः एवम्

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

3.40 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.

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

3.40 Indriyani, the organs; manah, mind; and buddhih, the intellect; ucyate, are said to be; asya, its, desire's; adhisthanam, abode. Esah, this one, desire; vimohayati, diversely deludes; dehinam, the embodied being; avrtya, by veiling; jnanam, Knowledg; etaih, with the help of these, with the organs etc. which are its abodes. [The activities of the organs etc. are the media for the expression of desire. Desire covers the Knoweldge of the Self by stimulating these.]