BG - 3.39

आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा। कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।

āvṛitaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣhpūreṇānalena cha

• āvṛitam - covered
• jñānam - knowledge
• etena - by this
• jñāninaḥ - of the wise
• nitya-vairiṇā - by the perpetual enemy
• kāma-rūpeṇa - in the form of desires
• kaunteya - Arjun the son of Kunti
• duṣhpūreṇa - insatiable
• analena - like fire
• cha - and

Translation

O Arjuna, wisdom is enveloped by this constant enemy of the wise, in the form of desire, which is insatiable like fire.

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