Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 7, Verse 3

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः

manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścidyatati siddhaye | yatatāmapi siddhānāṃ kaścinmāṃ vetti tattvataḥ

Translation

Among thousands of men, one perchance strives for perfection; even among those who strive and are perfect, only one perchance knows Me in truth.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

manuṣyāṇām

of men

sahasreṣu

among thousands

kaścit

some one

yatati

strives

siddhaye

for perfection

yatatām

of the striving

api

also

siddhānām

(of) successful

kaścit

some one

mām

me

vetti

knows

tattvataḥ

essentially

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

Perfect: they are indeed perfect who strive for mokṣa.