Bhagavad Gita 17.3
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।
sattvānurūpā sarvasya śhraddhā bhavati bhārata śhraddhā-mayo ‘yaṁ puruṣho yo yach-chhraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sattva-anurūpā | sattva-anurūpā | conforming to the nature of one’s mind |
| sarvasya | sarvasya | all |
| śhraddhā | śhraddhā | faith |
| bhavati | bhavati | is |
| bhārata | bhārata | Arjun, the scion of Bharat |
| śhraddhāmayaḥ | śhraddhāmayaḥ | possessing faith |
| ayam | ayam | that |
| puruṣhaḥ | puruṣhaḥ | human being |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| yat-śhraddhaḥ | yat-śhraddhaḥ | whatever the nature of their faith |
| saḥ | saḥ | their |
| eva | eva | verily |
| saḥ | saḥ | they |
The faith of each is in accordance with their nature, O Arjuna. People consist of their faith; as a person's faith is, so are they.
हे भारत सभी मनुष्यों की श्रद्धा उनके सत्त्व (स्वभाव, संस्कार) के अनुरूप होती है। यह पुरुष श्रद्धामय है, इसलिए जो पुरुष जिस श्रद्धा वाला है वह स्वयं भी वही है अर्थात् जैसी जिसकी श्रद्धा वैसा ही उसका स्वरूप होता है।।