Bhagavad Gita · 7.3
॥
Devanāgarī
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये ।
यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye |
yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
मनुष्याणाम्manuṣyāṇāmamong people.
सहस्रेषुsahasreṣuamong thousands.
कश्चित्kaścitsome rare one.
यततिyatatistrives, endeavors.
सिद्धयेsiddhayefor perfection.
यतताम् अपिyatatām apiand even among those who strive.
सिद्धानाम्siddhānāmand of those who have attained perfection.
कश्चित्kaścitsome rare one.
माम्māmMe.
वेत्तिvettiknows, comprehends.
तत्त्वतःtattvataḥtruly, in true nature.
Translation
“Among many thousands of people, scarcely one strives for perfection. And among those who strive and have even attained perfection, scarcely one truly knows Me.”
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