ŚaṅkarācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Advaita Vedānta· Classical
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1.33 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
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Chapter 1 · Verse 33·Spoken by Arjuna
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च। त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च
yeṣhām arthe kāṅkṣhitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni cha ta ime ’vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṁs tyaktvā dhanāni cha
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Sanskrit recitation by Swami Brahmānanda
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yeṣhāmfor whosearthesakekāṅkṣhitamcoveted fornaḥby usrājyamkingdombhogāḥpleasuressukhānihappinesschaalsotetheyimetheseavasthitāḥsituatedyuddhefor battleprāṇānlivestyaktvāgiving updhanāniwealthchaalso
अनुवादTranslation
भाष्यCommentary
Reading set · 5 translations · 3 commentaries
Translation · 5 voices
- O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what need of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures are desired by us—such as teachers, uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law, as well as relatives—those very ones stand arrayed for battle, risking their lives and wealth.
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
Those for whose sake we desire empire, enjoyment, and pleasures, stand here in war, renouncing life and wealth.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
These are our teachers, fathers, sons, paternal grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, sons' sons, wives' brothers, and other relatives.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
Those for whose sake we desire kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures stand here in battle, having renounced life and wealth.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here, about to sacrifice their property and lives:
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 1.26 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.
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.