1.29 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
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Chapter 1 · Verse 29·Spoken by Arjuna
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति। वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते
sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ cha pariśhuṣhyati vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate
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And there is trembling in my body, and my hair stands on end; the Gandiva (bow) slips from my hand and my skin burns intensely.
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
My limbs have weakened, my mouth has become parched, my body is trembling, and my hairs are standing on end.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
I am unable even to stand steady; my mind seems to be confused; and I see adverse omens, O Kesava!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
My limbs fail, my mouth is parched, my body quivers, and my hair stands on end.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
My limbs are failing me, my throat is parched, my body is trembling, and my hair is standing on end.
Shri Purohit SwamiThe Geeta
1.29 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
Original Sanskrit shown. English rendering in progress.
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Ramanuja's commentary treats verses 1.26 through 1.47 as a single passage; it is given in full at verse 1.26.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
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.