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अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham
Or, he may be born in the family of wise sages, though such a birth is indeed very difficult to obtain.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| atha vā | else |
| yoginām | of those endowed with divine wisdom |
| eva | certainly |
| kule | in the family |
| bhavati | take birth |
| dhī-matām | of the wise |
| etat | this |
| hi | certainly |
| durlabha-taram | very rare |
| loke | in this world |
| janma | birth |
| yat | which |
| īdṛiśham | like this |
A birth in a family of wise Yogis is more difficult to obtain than the one mentioned in the preceding verse.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Sequence preparation, discipline, mind, meditation, difficulty, failure and the chapter’s final comparison of yogīs.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaOr, he is born in the family of wise yogis. Such a birth is indeed more difficult to come by in the world.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaOr he is born into a family of wise yogis. But such a birth in this world is rare.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaA birth in a family of wise Yogis is more difficult to obtain than the one mentioned in the preceding verse.
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Or, he may be born in the family of wise sages, though such a birth is indeed very difficult to obtain
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atha vā: else
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etat: this
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