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7.3Krishna
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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)