Bhagavad Gita 6.42
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।
atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| atha vā | atha vā | else |
| yoginām | yoginām | of those endowed with divine wisdom |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| kule | kule | in the family |
| bhavati | bhavati | take birth |
| dhī-matām | dhī-matām | of the wise |
| etat | etat | this |
| hi | hi | certainly |
| durlabha-taram | durlabha-taram | very rare |
| loke | loke | in this world |
| janma | janma | birth |
| yat | yat | which |
| īdṛiśham | īdṛiśham | like this |
Or he is born in a family of even the wisest of yogis; verily, such a birth is very difficult to obtain in this world.
अथवा, (साधक) ज्ञानवान् योगियों के ही कुल में जन्म लेता है, परन्तु इस प्रकार का जन्म इस लोक में नि:संदेह अति दुर्लभ है।।