Bhagavad Gita 7.3
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्िचद्यतति सिद्धये। यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्िचन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।।
manuṣhyāṇāṁ sahasreṣhu kaśhchid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaśhchin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| manuṣhyāṇām | manuṣhyāṇām | of men |
| sahasreṣhu | sahasreṣhu | out of many thousands |
| kaśhchit | kaśhchit | someone |
| yatati | yatati | strives |
| siddhaye | siddhaye | for perfection |
| yatatām | yatatām | of those who strive |
| api | api | even |
| siddhānām | siddhānām | of those who have achieved perfection |
| kaśhchit | kaśhchit | someone |
| mām | mām | me |
| vetti | vetti | knows |
| tattvataḥ | tattvataḥ | in truth |
Among thousands of men, one may perchance strive for perfection; even among those successful strivers, only one may perchance know Me in essence.
सहस्रों मनुष्यों में कोई ही मनुष्य पूर्णत्व की सिद्धि के लिए प्रयत्न करता है और उन प्रयत्नशील साधकों में भी कोई ही पुरुष मुझे तत्त्व से जानता है।।