Chapter 2, Verse 29
Part of 2: Sānkhya Yog — सांख्ययोगआश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः। आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्॥
Transliteration
āśhcharya-vat paśhyati kaśhchid enan āśhcharya-vad vadati tathaiva chānyaḥ āśhcharya-vach chainam anyaḥ śhṛiṇoti śhrutvāpyenaṁ veda na chaiva kaśhchit
Meaning
One sees this (the Self) as a wonder; another speaks of it as a wonder; another hears of it as a wonder; yet, having heard, none understands it at all.
Word-by-word meaning
āśhcharya-vat — as amazingpaśhyati — seekaśhchit — someoneenam — this soulāśhcharya-vat — as amazingvadati — speak oftathā — thuseva — indeedcha — andanyaḥ — otherāśhcharya-vat — similarly amazingcha — alsoenam — this soulanyaḥ — othersśhṛiṇoti — hearśhrutvā — having heardapi — evenenam — this soulveda — understandna — notcha — andeva — evenkaśhchit — some
Commentary
The verse may also be interpreted in this manner. He that sees, hears and speaks of the Self is a wonderful man. Such a man is very rare. He is one among many thousands. Thus the Self is very hard to understand.
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One sees this (the Self) as a wonder; another speaks of it as a wonder; another hears of it as a wonder; yet, having heard, none understands it at all.
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This is verse 29 of Chapter 2 (Sānkhya Yog — Transcendental Knowledge) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.