ŚaṅkarācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Advaita Vedānta· Classical
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1.41 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
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Chapter 1 · Verse 41·Spoken by Arjuna
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः
adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣhu duṣhṭāsu vārṣhṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ
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adharmairreligionabhibhavātpreponderancekṛiṣhṇaShree Krishnapraduṣhyantibecome immoralkula-striyaḥwomen of the familystrīṣhuof womenduṣhṭāsubecome immoralvārṣhṇeyadescendant of Vrishnijāyateare bornvarṇa-saṅkaraḥunwanted progeny
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भाष्यCommentary
Reading set · 5 translations · 3 commentaries
Translation · 5 voices
O Krishna, when vice predominates, the women of the family become corrupt. O descendant of the Vrsnis, when women become corrupted, it results in the intermingling of castes.
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
When lawlessness prevails, O Krsna, the women of the clan become corrupted; when women become corrupted, there arises an intermixing of classes.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
O Krsna, due to the domination of impiety, the women of the family become corrupt. O member of the Vrsni-clan, when the women become corrupt, there arises the intermixture of castes.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
O Krishna, by the prevalence of impiety, the women of the family become corrupt; and, when women are corrupted, O Varshenya (descendant of Vrishni), intermingling of castes arises.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
When irreligion spreads, the women of the house start to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the lineage follows.
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.