मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये ।यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥
manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye |yatatām api siddhānāṃ kaścin māṃ vetti tattvataḥ ||
- मनुष्याणाम् · manuṣyāṇām
- of humans
- सहस्रेषु · sahasreṣu
- among thousands
- कश्चित् · kaścit
- someone
- यतति · yatati
- strives
- सिद्धये · siddhaye
- for perfection
- सिद्धानाम् · siddhānām
- of the perfected
- वेत्ति · vetti
- knows
- तत्त्वतः · tattvataḥ
- in truth
“Among thousands of humans, someone strives for perfection. Even among striving perfected ones, someone knows me in truth.”
— Original plain-language translation
Rarity is stressed twice to honor the striving listener. Many seek, few truly know. The verse guards against cheapening the whole knowledge of Chapter 7.
— Reader's notes (original)