Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 29

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 29 (2.29) means: Some see the self as a wonder, some speak of it as a wonder, some hear of it as a wonder. Yet even after hearing, hardly anyone truly knows it.

Sanskrit

आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः। आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।

Transliteration

āśhcharya-vat paśhyati kaśhchid enan āśhcharya-vad vadati tathaiva chānyaḥ āśhcharya-vach chainam anyaḥ śhṛiṇoti śhrutvāpyenaṁ veda na chaiva kaśhchit

Translation

Some see the self as a wonder, some speak of it as a wonder, some hear of it as a wonder. Yet even after hearing, hardly anyone truly knows it.

Hindi

कोई आत्मा को आश्चर्य की तरह देखता है, कोई इसे आश्चर्य की तरह कहता है, कोई इसे आश्चर्य की तरह सुनता है। फिर भी सुनकर भी शायद ही कोई इसे सच में जानता है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 29?

Some see the self as a wonder, some speak of it as a wonder, some hear of it as a wonder. Yet even after hearing, hardly anyone truly knows it.

Which chapter is verse 2.29 from?

It is verse 29 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.

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