ŚaṅkarācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Advaita Vedānta· Classical
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1.22 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
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Chapter 1 · Verse 22·Spoken by Arjuna
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे
yāvadetān nirīkṣhe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kairmayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame
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Sanskrit recitation by Swami Brahmānanda
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yāvatas many asetānthesenirīkṣhelookahamIyoddhu-kāmānfor the battleavasthitānarrayedkaiḥwith whommayāby mesahatogetheryoddhavyammust fightasminin thisraṇa-samudyamegreat combat
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Translation · 5 voices
Until I survey those who stand intent on fighting and those who are about to engage in battle with me in this impending war.
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
So that I may have a good look at those who are standing, eager to fight, and know with whom I must fight in this enterprise of war.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
I shall scrutinize those who are ready to fight, who have assembled here and are eager to achieve in the battle what is dear to the evil-minded son of Dhrtarastra.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle is about to commence."
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
So that I may observe those who must fight on my side and those who must fight against me.
Shri Purohit SwamiThe Geeta
RāmānujācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Viśiṣṭādvaita· Classical
Machine translation · draft
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Ramanuja's commentary treats verses 1.20 through 1.25 as a single passage; it is given in full at verse 1.20.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
MadhvācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Dvaita· Classical
Machine translation · draft
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Madhvacharya does not comment on this verse; his Gita-bhashya begins at verse 2.11.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.