Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 15
Chapter 7
Verse 16 of 30
Verse 17
Verse 7.16
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन। आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥7.16॥
7.16 caturvidhā bhajante māṃ janāḥ sukṛtino ‘rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha
Translations
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BradOriginal Translation

Four kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna: The afflicted, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the man of knowledge (jñānī), O best of the Bharatas (Bharatarṣabha).

Stoller MillerLiterary

Arjuna, four types of virtuous men are devoted to me: the tormented man, the seeker of wisdom, the suppliant, and the sage.

ZaehnerJesuit

(16) Fourfold are the doers of good who love-and-worship Me—the afflicted, the man who seeks wisdom, the man who strives for gain, and the man who wisdom knows.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

7.16 O Arjuna, foremost of the Bhārata dynasty, four classes of people of virtuous deeds adore Me: the afflicted, the seeker of Knowledge, the seeker of wealth and the man of Knowledge.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

7.16 Four types of men of good deeds worship Me, O Arjuna, These are the distressed, the seekers after knowledge, the wealth-seekers, and the men of knowledge.

SivanandaVedanta

7.16 Four kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna, and they are the distressed, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of wealth and the wise, O lord of the Bhāratas.

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Sanskrit Original
Verse 15
Chapter 7
Verse 16 of 30
Verse 17