BG - 17.3

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।

sattvānurūpā sarvasya śhraddhā bhavati bhārata śhraddhā-mayo ‘yaṁ puruṣho yo yach-chhraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ

• sattva-anurūpā - conforming to the nature of one’s mind
• sarvasya - all
• śhraddhā - faith
• bhavati - is
• bhārata - Arjun, the scion of Bharat
• śhraddhāmayaḥ - possessing faith
• ayam - that
• puruṣhaḥ - human being
• yaḥ - who
• yat-śhraddhaḥ - whatever the nature of their faith
• saḥ - their
• eva - verily
• saḥ - they

Translation

The faith of each is in accordance with their nature, O Arjuna. People consist of their faith; as a person's faith is, so are they.

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