ŚaṅkarācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Advaita Vedānta· Classical
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1.25 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
Original Sanskrit shown. English rendering in progress.
Chapter 1 · Verse 25·Spoken by Sanjaya
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्। उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति
bhīṣhma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ sarveṣhāṁ cha mahī-kṣhitām uvācha pārtha paśhyaitān samavetān kurūn iti
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भाष्यCommentary
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Translation · 5 voices
Sanjaya said, "O scion of the line of Bharata (Dhrtarashtra), Hrsikesa, being told so by Gudakesa (Arjuna), placed the excellent chariot between the two armies, in front of Bhisma and Drona as well as all the rulers of the earth, and said, 'O Partha (Arjuna), behold these assembled people of the Kuru dynasty.'"
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
Sanjaya said: Thus addressed by Arjuna, Sri Krishna drew up the best of chariots between the two armies, in full view of Bhisma, Drona, and all the other kings, O Dhrtarastra. He then said, "O Arjuna, behold these assembled Kauravas."
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
There in both the armies, the son of Prtha observed his fathers, paternal grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, sons' sons, and comrades, fathers-in-law, and also friends.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
In front of Bhishma and Drona, and all the rulers of the earth, he said: "O Arjuna, son of Pritha, behold these Kurus gathered together."
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
Where Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, they spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold, these members of the family of Kuru are assembled.
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.