Chapter 6, Verse 42
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
athavā yogināmeva kule bhavati dhīmatām। etaddhi durlabhataraṃ loke janma yadīdṛśam।।6.42।।
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- अथवा
- or else
- योगिनाम्
- of yogis (wise/disciplined ones)
- एव
- indeed, only
- कुले
- in the family
- भवति
- he is born
- धीमताम्
- of the wise (learned ones)
- एतत्
- this
- हि
- indeed, certainly
- दुर्लभतरम्
- more difficult to obtain
- लोके
- in this world
- जन्म
- birth
- यत्
- which
- ईदृशम्
- of this kind, such
Commentary
42. Else, he is born in family of wise Yogins, only. This, verily, a birth like this, is very hard to obtain in this world.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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अथवा
योगिनाम्
एव
कुले
भवति
धीमताम्
एतत्
हि
दुर्लभतरम्
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