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
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| teṣhām | teṣhām | amongst these |
| jñānī | jñānī | those who are situated in knowledge |
| nitya-yuktaḥ | nitya-yuktaḥ | ever steadfast |
| eka | eka | exclusively |
| bhaktiḥ | bhaktiḥ | devotion |
| viśhiṣhyate | viśhiṣhyate | highest |
| priyaḥ | priyaḥ | very dear |
| hi | hi | certainly |
| jñāninaḥ | jñāninaḥ | to the person in knowledge |
| atyartham | atyartham | highly |
| aham | aham | I |
| saḥ | saḥ | he |
| cha | cha | and |
| mama | mama | to me |
| priyaḥ | priyaḥ | dear |
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।।