Bhagavad Gita 6.42
Dhyana Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम् | एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम् ||६-४२||
Transliteration
athavā yogināmeva kule bhavati dhīmatām . etaddhi durlabhataraṃ loke janma yadīdṛśam ||6-42||
Or he is born in a family of even the wise Yogis; verily a birth like this is very difficult to obtain in this world.
Word by Word
अथवा or, योगिनाम् of Yogis, एव even, कुले in the family, भवति is born, धीमताम् of the wise, एतत् this?,हि verily, दुर्लभतरम् very difficult, लोके in the world, जन्म birth, यत् which, ईदृशम् like this
Classical Commentary
A birth in a family of wise Yogis is more difficult to obtain than the one mentioned in the preceding verse.