Bhagavad Gita · 7.16
॥
Devanāgarī
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन ।
आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna |
ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
चतुर्विधाःcatur-vidhāḥof four kinds.
भजन्तेbhajantethey serve, they worship.
माम्māmMe.
जनाःjanāḥpeople.
सुकृतिनःsu-kṛtinaḥthe pious.
अर्जुनarjunaO Arjuna!
आर्तःārtaḥthe distressed.
जिज्ञासुःjijñāsuḥthe inquisitive, the seeker of knowledge.
अर्थार्थीartha-arthīthe seeker of wealth, the needy.
ज्ञानीjñānīone who possesses knowledge.
चcaand.
भरतर्षभbharata-ṛṣabhaO best of the Bhāratas!
Translation
“O Arjuna, best of the Bhāratas, four kinds of pious people turn to Me in service: the distressed, the seeker of wealth, the inquisitive, and the one who possesses knowledge.”
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