Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 7.3
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 7.3 · 7 · Verse 3
Sanskrit Original
।।7.3।। मनुष्याणां मध्ये सहस्रेषु अनेकेषु कश्चित् यतति प्रयत्नं करोति सिद्धये सिद्ध्यर्थम्। तेषां यततामपि सिद्धानाम् सिद्धा एव हि ते ये मोक्षाय यतन्ते तेषां कश्चित् एव हि मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः यथावत्।।श्रोतारं प्ररोचनेन अभिमुखीकृत्याह
7.3 Sahasresu manusyanam, among thousands, among a multitude of men; kascit, a rare one; yatati, endeavours; siddhaye, for perfection. [For perfection: for the rise of Knowledge through the purification of the mind.] Siddhanam api, even of the perfected one; yatatam, who are diligent-they (those diligent ones themselves) being (considered to be) verily perfect because they are striving for Liberation; of them-; kascit, one perchance, indeed; vetti, knows; mam, Me; tattvatah, in truth. Having drawn the attention of the hearer by arousing interest, the Lord says: