Verse 13.25

ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना ।

अन्ये साङ्ख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे ॥

13.25

Transliteration

dhyānenātmani paśyanti kecidātmānamātmanā |

anye sāṅkhyena yogena karmayogena cāpare ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Some by meditation behold the Self in the self by the self, others by the Yoga of knowledge, and still others by the Yoga of action.

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Word by word

by meditation
in the self
see
some
the self
by the self

others
of knowledge
by the yoga
by the yoga of action
and
still others

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna acknowledges that people come to see the self (ātman) by different routes. Some do so through meditation, perceiving the self within by means of the purified mind. Others reach it through sāṃkhya, here meaning the discipline of discerning knowledge, the analysis of what is self and what is not. Still others come to it through the yoga of action, acting without attachment. The verse is generous. It does not rank these approaches but presents them as different doors to the same insight, suited to different temperaments. This openness is characteristic of the Gita.