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Bhagavad Gita 7.17

तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते। प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।

teṣhāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśhiṣhyate priyo hi jñānino ’tyartham ahaṁ sa cha mama priyaḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
teṣhāmteṣhāmamongst these
jñānījñānīthose who are situated in knowledge
nitya-yuktaḥnitya-yuktaḥever steadfast
ekaekaexclusively
bhaktiḥbhaktiḥdevotion
viśhiṣhyateviśhiṣhyatehighest
priyaḥpriyaḥvery dear
hihicertainly
jñāninaḥjñāninaḥto the person in knowledge
atyarthamatyarthamhighly
ahamahamI
saḥsaḥhe
chachaand
mamamamato me
priyaḥpriyaḥdear

Of them, the wise who are ever steadfast and devoted to the One, excel; for I am exceedingly dear to the wise, and they are dear to Me.

उनमें भी मुझ से नित्ययुक्त, अनन्य भक्ति वाला ज्ञानी श्रेष्ठ है, क्योंकि ज्ञानी को मैं अत्यन्त प्रिय हूँ और वह मुझे अत्यन्त प्रिय है।।