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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

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
atha vāatha vāelse
yogināmyogināmof those endowed with divine wisdom
evaevacertainly
kulekulein the family
bhavatibhavatitake birth
dhī-matāmdhī-matāmof the wise
etatetatthis
hihicertainly
durlabha-taramdurlabha-taramvery rare
lokelokein this world
janmajanmabirth
yatyatwhich
īdṛiśhamīdṛiśhamlike 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।।