3.40 indhriyANi manO budhdhir

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 39 SlOkam – Original indhriyANi manO budhdhir asyAdhishtAnam uchyathE | Ethair vimOhayathyEsha gyAnam Avruthya dhEhinam || word-by-word meaning asya – for this kAma indhriyANi – sense organs mana: – mind budhdhi – firm intellect (in sense gratification) adhishtAnam – … Read more

3.40 indriyāṇi mano buddhir (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 39 Simple indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣṭhānam ucyate etair vimohayaty eṣa jñānam āvṛtya dehinam ‘The senses, the manas[1. Manas is generally translated as mind, but mind in English Psychology is a general term denoting Intellect (or Thought), Will (or Volition) … Read more

3.39 Avrutham gyAnam EthEna

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 38 SlOkam – Original Avrutham gyAnam EthEna gyAninO nithyavairiNA | kAmarUpENa kaunthEya dushpUrENAnalena cha || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! dhushpUrENa – desiring for aspects which are impossible to attain and not being content (analEna – … Read more

3.39 āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 38 Simple āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca ‘The understanding (jñāna[4. Jñāna is a term in Samskṛit, which, according to the place where it occurs, variously means, knowledge, wisdom, reason, understanding, sense intelligence, intellect, consciousness and … Read more