Vers 7.17

तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्तिर्विशिष्यते ।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः ॥

7.17

Transliteratie

teṣāṃ jñānī nityayukta ekabhaktirviśiṣyate |

priyo hi jñānino'tyarthamahaṃ sa ca mama priyaḥ ||

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Vertaling

Of them the wise, ever steadfast and devoted to the One, excels (is the best); for I am exceedingly dear to the wise and he is dear to Me.

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Woord voor woord

of them
the wise one
ever steadfast
devoted to the One
excels

dear
for
to the wise
exceedingly
I
he
and
to me
dear

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Uitleg

Among these four, Krishna says, the one who knows stands out. Such a person is always joined in yoga and devoted to one alone, ekabhakti. Krishna is extremely dear to this person, and this person is dear to Krishna. The language of mutual affection is notable in a chapter otherwise concerned with cosmic principles. Knowledge here is not cold intellect but recognition that naturally becomes love. Traditions weigh knowledge and devotion differently, but this verse holds them together in the figure of the wise devotee.