Chapter 3 Verse 43 of 43

• evaḿ buddheḥ paraḿ buddhvā
• saḿstabhyātmānam ātmanā
• jahi śatruḿ mahā-bāho
• kāma-rūpaḿ durāsadam

Translation

Thus knowing oneself to be transcendental to the material senses, mind and intelligence, O mighty-armed Arjuna, one should steady the mind by deliberate spiritual intelligence [Kṛṣṇa consciousness] and thus — by spiritual strength — conquer this insatiable enemy known as lust.

Synonyms

• evam

  thus

• buddheḥ

  to intelligence

• param

  superior

• buddhvā

  knowing

• saḿstabhya

  by steadying

• ātmānam

  the mind

• ātmanā

  by deliberate intelligence

• jahi

  conquer

• śatrum

  the enemy

• bāho

  O mighty-armed one

• rūpam

  in the form of lust

• durāsadam

  formidable.

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