BG 7.18

उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम् ।
आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम् ॥
udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tv ātmaiva me matam
āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā mām evānuttamāṁ gatim

Word-for-word meanings

sarve — all;  ete eva — these people indeed;  udārāḥ — are noble;  tu — but;  jñānī — the person endowed with wisdom;  ātmā eva — [is] My very Self;  me — [this is] My;  matam — opinion;  hi — because;  saḥ — such a person;  yukta-ātmā — having fixed his mind [on Me];  āsthitaḥ — has taken refuge [of Me, considering];  mām eva — Me alone;  anuttamām — [as] the highest;  gatim — goal.

Translation

All of these people indeed are noble, but the person endowed with wisdom is My very Self. This is My view, because such a person, having fixed his mind on Me, has taken refuge of Me, considering Me alone as the highest goal.

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