Original Sanskrit

चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन । आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥ ७-१६॥

Transliteration

caturvidhā bhajante māṃ janāḥ sukṛtino’rjuna ārto jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha 7-16

English Translation

Four kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna, the dissatisfied, the seeker of (systematised) knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the wise, O best among the Bharatas.

Word-by-Word Meaning

caturvidhāḥ = four kinds of; bhajante = render services; māṃ = unto Me; janāḥ = persons; sukṛtinaḥ = those who are pious; arjuna = O Arjuna; ārtaḥ = the distressed; jijñāsuḥ = the inquisitive; arthārthī = one who desires material gain; jñānī = one who knows things as they are; ca = also; bharatarṣabha = O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.;

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The Yoga of Knowledge and Realization

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