BhG 7.18

syntax

ete sarve eva (just they all) udārāḥ [santi] (are the noble),
jñānī tu (but a man in knowledge) [me] ātmā eva (is my soul only) me matam [āsthitaḥ] (having resorted to my opinion) / (or: that is my opinion),
sa hi (he indeed) yuktātmā (whose self is engaged) mām eva (in me only) anuttamām (unsurpassed) gatim (goal) āsthitaḥ (resorted to).

grammar

udārāḥ	–	udāra 1n.3 m. – the best, the noble, the generous;
sarve	–	sarva sn. 1n.3 m. – all;
eva	–	av. – certainly, just, merely;
ete	–	etat sn. 1n.3 m. – they;
jñānī	–	jñānin 1n.1 m. – a man in knowledge (from: √jñā – to know, to understand);
tu	–	av. – but, then, or, and;
ātmā	–	ātman 1n.1 m. – self;
eva	–	av. – certainly, just, merely;
me	–	asmat sn. 6n.1 – my (shortened form of: mama);
matam	–	mata (√man – to think) PP 1n.1 n. / 1n.2 n. – regarded, esteemed; thought, opinion, view;
āsthitaḥ	–	āsthita (ā-√sthā – to resort, to go towards) PP 1n.1 m. – one who resorted to, who attained;
saḥ	–	tat sn. 1n.1 m. – he;
hi	–	av. – because, just, indeed, surely;
yuktātmā	–	yuktātman 1n.1 m.; BV: yasyātmā yukto ‘sti saḥ – whose self is engaged (from: √yuj – to yoke, to join, to engage, PP yukta – yoked, endowed with, ātman – self);
mām	–	asmat sn. 2n.1 – me;
eva	–	av. – certainly, just, merely;
anuttamām	–	an-uttamā 2n.1 f. – having no superior, unsurpassed (from: ut-tama – uppermost, highest, superlative of: ud – upwards, above);
gatim	–	gati 2n.1 f. – moving, way, passage, means, refuge, goal (from: √gam – to go);

textual variants

matam → mataḥ (thought);
mām eva → mamaiva (my only);
anuttamām → anuttamam (unsurpassed);

Śāṃkara

na tarhy ārtādayas trayo vāsudevasya priyāḥ ? na | kiṃ tarhi ?—

udārā utkṛṣṭāḥ sarva evaite | trayo’pi mama priyā evety arthaḥ | na hi kaścin mad-bhakto vāsudevasyāpriyo bhavati | jñānī tv atyarthaṃ priyo bhavatīti viśeṣaḥ | tat kasmāt ? ity ata āha—jñānī tv ātmaiva, nānyo matta iti me mama mataṃ niścayaḥ | āsthita āroḍhuṃ pravṛttaḥ sa jñānī hi yasmād aham eva bhagavān vāsudevo nānyo’smīty evaṃ yuktātmā samāhita-cittaḥ san mām eva paraṃ brahma gantavyam anuttamāṃ gatiṃ gantuṃ pravṛtta ity arthaḥ

Rāmānuja

sarva evaite mām evopāsata iti udārāḥ vadānyāḥ / ye matto yat kiṃcid api gṛhṇanti, te hi mama sarvasvadāyinaḥ / jñānī tv ātmaiva me matam tadāyattadhāraṇo ‚ham iti manye / kasmād evam? yasmād ayaṃ mayā vinātmadhāraṇāsaṃbhāvanayā mām evānuttamaṃ prāpyam āsthitaḥ, atas tena vinā mamāpy ātmadhāraṇaṃ na saṃbhavati / tato mamātmā hi saḥ

Śrīdhara

tarhi kim itare trayas tad-bhaktāḥ saṃsaranti ? na hi na hīty āha udārā iti | sarve ‚py eta udārā mahānto mokṣa-bhāja evety arthaḥ | jñānī tu punar ātmaiveti me mataṃ niścayaḥ | hi yasmāt sa jñānī yuktātmā mad-eka-cittaḥ san na vidyata uttamā yasyās tām anuttamāṃ gatiṃ mām evāsthita āśritavān mad-vyatiriktam anyat phalaṃ na manyata ity arthaḥ

Madhusūdana

tat-kim ārtādayas tava na priyāḥ ? na, atyartham iti viśeṣaṇād ity āha udārā iti | eta ārtādayaḥ sa-kāmā api mad-bhaktāḥ sarve trayo ‚py udārā evotkṛṣṭā eva pūrva-janmārjitāneka-sukṛta-rāśitvāt | anyathā hi māṃ na bhajeyur eva | ārtasya jijñāsor arthārthinaś ca mad-vimukhasya kṣudra-devatā-bhaktasyāpi bahulam upalambhāt | ato mama priyā eva te | na hi jñānavān ajño vā kaścid api bhakto mamāpriyo bhavati | kintu yasya yādṛśī mayi prītir mamāpi tatra tādṛśī prītir iti svabhāva-siddham etat | tatra sa-kāmānāṃ trayāṇāṃ kāmyamānam api priyam aham api priyaḥ | jñāninas tu priyāntara-śūnyasyāham eva niratiśaya-prīti-viṣayaḥ | ataḥ so ‚pi mama niratiśaya-prīti-viṣaya iti viśeṣaḥ | anyathā hi mama kṛtajñatā na syāt kṛtaghnatā ca syāt | ataevātyartham iti viśeṣaṇam upāttaṃ prāk | yathā hi yad eva vidyayā karoti śraddhayopaniṣadā tad eva vīryavattaraṃ bhavati ity atra tarab-arthasya vivakṣitatvād vidyā-divyātirekena kṛtam api karma vīryavad bhavaty eva | tathātyarthaṃ jñānī bhakto mama priya ity ukter yo jñāna-vyatirekeṇa bhaktaḥ so ‚pi priya iti paryavasyaty eva | atyartham iti viśeṣaṇasya vivakṣitatvāt | uktaṃ hi — ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃs tathaiva bhajāmy aham [Gītā 4.11] iti | ato mām ātmatvena jñānavān jñānī | ātmaiva na matto bhinnaḥ tv aham eva sa iti mama mataṃ niścayaḥ | tu-śabdaḥ sa-kāma-bheda-darśi-tritayāpekṣayā niṣkāmatva-bhedādarśitva-viśeṣa-dyotanārthaḥ | hi yasmāt | sa jñānī yuktātmā sadā mayi samāhita-cittaḥ san māṃ bhagavantam anantam ānanda-ghanam ātmānam evānuttamāṃ sarvotkṛṣṭāṃ gatiṃ gantavyaṃ paramaṃ phalam āsthito ‚ṅgīkṛtavān, na tu mad-bhinnaṃ kim api phalaṃ sa manyata ity arthaḥ

Viśvanātha

tarhi kim ārtādyās trayas tava na priyās tatra na hi na hīty āha udārā iti | ye māṃ bhajante, mattaḥ kiṃcit kāmitaṃ mayāpi ditsitaṃ gṛhṇanti te bhakta-vatsalāya mahyaṃ bahu-pradāyinaḥ priyā eveti bhāvaḥ | jñānī tv ātmaiveti sa hi bhajann atha ca mattaḥ kim api svargāpavargādikaṃ nākaṅkṣata iti | atas tad-adhīnasya mama sa ātmaiveti mama mataṃ matiḥ | yataḥ sa māṃ śyāmasundarākāram evānuttamāṃ sarvottamāṃ gatiṃ prāpyāsthitaḥ niścitavān | na tu mama nirviśeṣa-svarūpa-brahma-nirvāṇam iti bhāvaḥ | evaṃ ca niṣkāma-pradhānībhūta-bhaktimān jñānī bhakta-vatsalena bhagavatā svātmatvenābhimanyate | kevala-bhaktimān ananyas tu ātmano ‚py ādhikyena | yad uktaṃ –
na tathā me priyatama ātma-yonir na śaṅkaraḥ |
na ca saṅkarṣaṇo na śrīr naivātmā ca yathā bhavān || [BhP 11.14.15] iti |
nāham ātmānam āśāse mad-bhaktaiḥ sādhubhir vinā [BhP 9.4.64] iti |
ātmārāmo ‚py arīramat [BhP 10.29.42] ity ādi

Baladeva

nanv ārtādayas tava priyā na bhavanti maivam atyartham iti viśeṣaṇād ity āha udārā iti | sarva evaite ārtādaya udārā vadānyāḥ | udāro dātṛ-mahator ity amaraḥ | ye māṃ bhajanto mayā ditsitaṃ kiṃcit svābhīṣṭaṃ matto gṛhṇanti te bhakta-vātsalyaṃ mahyaṃ prayacchanto mama bahu-pradāḥ priyā eveti bhāvaḥ | jñānī tu mamātmaiveti matam | hi yasmāt sa jī̀iānī yuktātmā mad-arpita-manā matto ‚nyat kiṃcid apy anicchann atipriyeṇa mayā vinā lavam api sthātum asamartho mām eva sarvottamāṃ matiṃ prāpyam āsthitaḥ niścitavān atas tena tādṛśena vinā lavam api sthātum asamarthasya mamātmaiva saḥ | na ca jñāni-jīvasya hariḥ svenābhedam āheti vācyam | jñāna-bhajatvāsiddher bhajatāṃ cāturvidhyāsiddher mokṣe bheda-vākya-vyākopāc ca | tasmād atipriyatvād eva tatrātmety uktir mamātmā bhadrasena itivat | ātmaiva mana eva matam ity apare