रजोभि: समसङ्ख्याता: पार्थिवैरिह जन्तव: । तेषां ये केचनेहन्ते श्रेयो वै मनुजादय: ॥ ३ ॥
rajobhih sama-sankhyatah parthivair iha jantavah tesam ye kecanehante sreyo vai manujadayah
- rajobhih
- with the atoms
- sama-sankhyatah
- having the same numerical strength
- parthivaih
- of the earth
- iha
- in this world
- jantavah
- the living entities
- tesam
- of them
- ye
- those who
- kecana
- some
- ihante
- act
- sreyah
- for religious principles
- vai
- indeed
- manuja-adayah
- the human beings and so on.
In this material world there are as many living entities as atoms. Among these living entities, a very few are human beings, and among them, few are interested in following religious principles.