For Eternal Beginners
एवम् बुद्धेः परम् बुद्ध्वा सम्स्तभ्यात्मानम् आत्मना ।
जहि शत्रुम् महाबाहो कामरूपम् दुरासदम् ॥ ४३ ॥
evam buddheH param buddhvA samstabhyAtmAnam AtmanA |
jahi zatrum mahAbAho kAmarUpam durAsadam || 43 ||
महाबाहो [mahAbAho] Arjuna, एवम् [evam] in this way, बुद्ध्वा [buddhvA] knowing बुद्धेः परम् [buddheH param] this to be even more powerful than the intellect, सम्स्तभ्य [samstabhya] having supported आत्मानम् [AtmAnam] your mind आत्मना [AtmanA] with intellect born out of your Self, जहि [jahi] abandon कामरूपम् शत्रुम् [kAmarUpam zatrum] this enemy called desire दुरासदम् [durAsadam] which is, indeed, very difficult to destroy.
To look beyond desire, work without being driven by outcomes.
In this way, know that the enemy called ‘desire’ is a greater obstacle than the intellect in your quest of knowledge. With your intellect, let your mind persevere to work without desire for outcomes . In this way, forsake the tough enemy called desire and destroy its ill-effects on you.