BG - 3.43

एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना। जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।

evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā sanstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śhatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam

• evam - thus
• buddheḥ - than the intellect
• param - superior
• buddhvā - knowing
• sanstabhya - subdue
• ātmānam - the lower self (senses, mind, and intellect)
• ātmanā - by higher self (soul)
• jahi - kill
• śhatrum - the enemy
• mahā-bāho - mighty-armed one
• kāma-rūpam - in the form of desire
• durāsadam - formidable

Translation

Thus, knowing Him who is superior to the intellect and restraining the self by the Self, slay thou, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the enemy in the form of desire, hard to conquer.

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