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BG 7.3 — 7.3 Among thousands of men, one perchance strives for perfection; even among those successful strivers, only one perchance knows Me in essence. | Live Gita
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मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये |
यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ||७-३||

manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścidyatati siddhaye . yatatāmapi siddhānāṃ kaścinmāṃ vetti tattvataḥ ||7-3||


।।7.3।। 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।।

Word-by-word meanings

7.3 मनुष्याणाम् of men? सहस्रेषु among thousands? कश्चित् some one? यतति strives? सिद्धये for perfection? यतताम् of the striving ones? अपि even? सिद्धानाम् of the successful ones? कश्चित् some one? माम् Me? वेत्ति knows? तत्त्वतः in essence.Commentary Mark how difficult it is to attain to the knowledge of the Self or to how Brahman in essence. Siddhanam literally means those who have attained to perfection (the perfected ones) but here it means only those who strive to attain perfection.Those wh

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।7.3।।यह ( दुलर्भ ) कैसे है सो कहते हैं हजारों मनुष्योंमें कोई एक ही ( मोक्षरूप ) सिद्धिके लिये प्रयत्न करता है और उन यत्न करनेवाले सिद्धोंमें भी जो मोक्षके लिये यत्न करते हैं वे ( एक तरहसे ) सिद्ध ही हैं उनमें भी कोई एक ही मुझे तत्त्वसे यथार्थ जान पाता है।

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Swami Gambirananda

7.3 Among thousands of men a rare one endeavours for perfection. Even of the perfected ones who are diligent, one perchance knows Me in truth.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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