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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 39 (3.39) means: Wisdom is hidden by this constant enemy of the wise, Arjuna, this craving that burns like an insatiable fire.
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा। कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
āvṛitaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣhpūreṇānalena cha
Wisdom is hidden by this constant enemy of the wise, Arjuna, this craving that burns like an insatiable fire.
अर्जुन, ज्ञान इस निरंतर शत्रु से ढका रहता है, इस काम से, जो कभी न बुझने वाली आग की तरह जलता है।
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It is verse 39 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.
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