Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 29
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 29

आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्िचदेन
माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।
आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति
श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्िचत्।।2.29।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.29. This someone observes as a wonder; similarly another speaks of This as a wonder;  another hears This as a wonder;  but even after hearing,  not even one understands This.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.39 Ascaryavat etc. But, if this Self is, in this manner, changeless (or destructionless), why is This not observed just as such by all ?  It is so because, as if by a rare chance, only some one observes [This].  Even after listening, not even one understands This i.e., realises This.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.29Aashcharyavat pashyati kashchid enamAashcharyavad vadati tathaiva chaanyah;
Aashcharyavacchainam anyah shrinotiShrutwaapyenam veda na chaiva kashchit.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.29āśhcharya-vat—as amazing; paśhyati—see; kaśhchit—someone; enam—this soul; āśhcharya-vat—as amazing; vadati—speak of; tathā—thus; eva—indeed; cha—and; anyaḥ—other; āśhcharya-vat—similarly amazing; cha—also; enam—this soul; anyaḥ—others; śhṛiṇoti—hear; śhrutvā—having heard; api—even; enam—this soul; veda—understand; na—not; cha—and; eva—even; kaśhchit—some