Original Sanskrit

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥ ७-३॥

Transliteration

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

English Translation

Among thousands of men, one perchance strives, for perfection; even among those successful strivers, only one perchance knows Me in essence.

Word-by-Word Meaning

manuṣyāṇāṃ = of men; sahasreṣu = out of many thousands; kaścit = someone; yatati = endeavors; siddhaye = for perfection; yatatāṃ = of those so endeavoring; api = indeed; siddhānāṃ = of those who have achieved perfection; kaścit = someone; māṃ = Me; vetti = does know; tattvataḥ = in fact.;

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The Yoga of Knowledge and Realization

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