Shloka 3
Rāja-Vidyā Rāja-Guhya Yoga (राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग) — The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
Devanagari script
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद् यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां वल्िन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्तत:
Transliteration
manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye | yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ ||
Translation
Among thousands of human beings, only someone rare strives for spiritual perfection. And even among those who strive and attain such perfection, only a rare one truly knows Me in reality (as I am).
Word by Word
मनुष्याणाम्of men
मनुष्याणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सहस्रेषुamong thousands
सहस्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
कश्चित्someone, a certain one
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यततिstrives, makes effort
यतति:
TypeVerb
Rootयत्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सिद्धयेfor perfection/success
सिद्धये:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Dative, Singular
यतताम्of those who strive
यतताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootयतत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सिद्धानाम्of the perfected/attained ones
सिद्धानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसिद्ध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कश्चित्someone, a certain one
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
वेत्तिknows
वेत्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्त्वतःin truth, as it really is
तत्त्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्त्वतः
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaK
Krishna (implied by 'mām' in the Bhagavad Gītā context)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes