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Bhagavad Gītā 6.42, word by word

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्

atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām etad dhi durlabhataraṁ loke janma yad īdṛiśham

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In English

Or, he may be born in the family of wise sages, though such a birth is indeed very difficult to obtain.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Or he is born in a family of even the wisest of yogis; verily, such a birth is very difficult to obtain in this world.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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