आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा ।
कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च ॥39॥
āvṛtaṃ jñānametena jñānino nityavairiṇā
kāmarūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca
āvṛtaḥ = is covered; garbhaḥ = embryo; tathā = so; tena = by that lust; idaṃ = this; āvṛtaṃ = is covered.; āvṛtaṃ = covered; jñānaṃ = pure consciousness; etena = by this; jñāninaḥ = of the knower; nityavairiṇa = by the eternal enemy; kāmarūpeṇa = in the form of lust; kaunteya = O son of Kunti; duṣpūreṇa = never to be satisfied; analena = by the fire; ca = also.;
Enveloped, O Son of Kunti, is wisdom by this constant enemy of the wise in the form of desire, which is difficult to be appeased, like fire.