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Bhagavad Gita 7.18

उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्। आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।

udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tvātmaiva me matam āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā mām evānuttamāṁ gatim

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
udārāḥudārāḥnoble
sarvesarveall
evaevaindeed
eteetethese
jñānījñānīthose in knowledge
tutubut
ātmā evaātmā evamy very self
mememy
matammatamopinion
āsthitaḥāsthitaḥsituated
saḥsaḥhe
hihicertainly
yukta-ātmāyukta-ātmāthose who are united
māmmāmin me
evaevacertainly
anuttamāmanuttamāmthe supreme
gatimgatimgoal

Indeed, all these are noble; however, I consider the wise man as My very Self; for, he is steadfast in mind and established in Me alone as the supreme goal.

(यद्यपि) ये सब उत्कृष्ट हैं, परन्तु ज्ञानी तो मेरा स्वरूप ही है ऐसा मेरा मत है, क्योंकि वह स्थिर बुद्धि ज्ञानी अति उत्तम गतिस्वरूप मुझमें अच्छी प्रकार स्थित है।।