BG 2.29

आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेनमाश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः ।
आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः शृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित् ॥
āścarya-vat paśyati kaścid enam
āścarya-vad vadati tathaiva cānyaḥ
āścarya-vac cainam anyaḥ śṛṇoti
śrutvāpy enaṁ veda na caiva kaścit

Word-for-word meanings

kaścit — someone;  paśyati — perceives [i.e., considers];  enam — this [the self];  āścarya-vat — as amazing;  ca — and;  tathā eva — in the same way;  anyaḥ — another;  vadati — speaks of it;  āścarya-vat — as amazing;  ca — and;  anyaḥ — another;  śṛṇoti — hears;  enam — of this [the self];  āścarya-vat — as amazing;  ca — while;  kaścit — someone else;  śrutvā api — even on having heard;  enam — of this [the self];  na veda eva — does not know it at all.

Translation

Some consider the self as amazing, some speak of it as amazing, and some hear of it as amazing, while others, even after hearing of it, cannot comprehend it at all.

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