BG 7.3
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये ।
यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥
यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥
manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye
yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ
yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ
Word-for-word meanings
sahasreṣu — among thousands; manuṣyāṇām — of human beings; kaścit — someone; yatati — strives; siddhaye — for perfection; yatatām — [moreover] among those who are striving; siddhānām api — [and] even among those who have already attained perfection; kaścit — someone [i.e., hardly anyone]; vetti — knows; mām — Me; tattvataḥ — in reality.
Translation
Among thousands of human beings, one might strive for perfection. Moreover, among all those who are striving and even among those who have already attained perfection, hardly anyone knows Me in reality.