Shloka 39
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा । कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च,और हे अर्जुन! इस अग्निके समान कभी न पूर्ण होनेवाले कामरूप ज्ञानियोंके नित्य वैरीकेः द्वारा मनुष्यका ज्ञान ढका हुआ है
āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nityavairiṇā | kāmarūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca ||
Hỡi con của Kuntī, ngay cả tri kiến của bậc trí cũng bị che phủ bởi kẻ thù thường trực này—dục—hiện hình thành khát vọng và bừng cháy như ngọn lửa không bao giờ thỏa.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire (kāma) is portrayed as a constant inner enemy that can obscure even a wise person’s discernment; therefore ethical clarity requires vigilance and self-control so that knowledge can guide action.
In the Gītā dialogue set on the battlefield, Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa (calling him ‘Kaunteya’ as a conventional vocative in the received text) while discussing the force that drives wrongdoing; this verse identifies desire as the veil over knowledge, likening it to an insatiable fire.