Chapter 2 · Verse 29
सांख्ययोग
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन- माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः | आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः शृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित् ||२-२९||
āścaryavatpaśyati kaścidenam āścaryavadvadati tathaiva cānyaḥ . āścaryavaccainamanyaḥ śṛṇoti śrutvāpyenaṃ veda na caiva kaścit ||2-29||
You are being invited to feel a sense of wonder toward the eternal soul within you. Realizing this inner self is rare and beautiful. While some speak or hear of it with amazement, true jnana, or spiritual realization, is difficult to grasp. Do not be discouraged by this mystery; instead, let it inspire your journey toward deeper truth.
2.29 One looks upon This (self) as a wonder; likewise another speaks of It as a wonder; still another hears of It as a wonder; and even after hearing of It, one knows It not.
The verse may also be interpreted in this manner. He that sees hears and speaks of the Self is a wonderful man. Such a man is very rare. He is one among many thousands. Thus the Self is very hard to understand.
आश्चर्यवत् as a wonder पश्यति sees कश्चित् sone one एनम् this (Self) आश्चर्यवत् as a wonder वदति speaks of तथा so एव also च and अन्यः another आश्चर्यवत् as a wonder च and एनम् this अन्यः another श्रृणोति hears श्रुत्वा having heard अपि even एनम् this वेद knows न not च and एव also कश्चित् any one.