Bhagavad Gita · 6.42
॥
Devanāgarī
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् ।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
athavā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām |
etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛśam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अथवाathavāor else.
योगिनाम् एवyoginām evaof yogīs indeed.
कुलेkulein the family.
भवतिbhavatihe is born.
धीमताम्dhīmatāmof the wise, of those endowed with intelligence.
एतत् हिetat hitruly, this.
दुर्लभतरम्durlabha-tarammore (-tara) rare (durlabha).
लोकेlokein this world.
जन्मjanmabirth.
यत् ईदृशम्yat īdṛśamwhich is such, of this kind.
Translation
“Or else (if he is more advanced) he is born in a family of wise yogīs. Truly, such a birth in this world is even more difficult to obtain.”
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