ŚaṅkarācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Advaita Vedānta· Classical
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1.43 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
Original Sanskrit shown. English rendering in progress.
Chapter 1 · Verse 43·Spoken by Arjuna
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः। उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः
doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāśh cha śhāśhvatāḥ
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doṣhaiḥthrough evil deedsetaiḥthesekula-ghnānāmof those who destroy the familyvarṇa-saṅkaraunwanted progenykārakaiḥcausingutsādyanteare ruinedjāti-dharmāḥsocial and family welfare activitieskula-dharmāḥfamily traditionschaandśhāśhvatāḥeternal
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भाष्यCommentary
Reading set · 5 translations · 3 commentaries
Translation · 5 voices
Due to the misdeeds of the ruiners of the family, which cause intermingling of castes, the traditional rites and duties of the castes and families are destroyed.
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
By the sins of the clan-destroyers who bring about intermixing of classes, the ancient traditions of the clans and classes are destroyed.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
On account of these evils of the family-ruiners that cause the intermixing of castes, the eternal caste-duties and family-duties fall into disuse.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
By these evil deeds of the destroyers of the family, which cause confusion of castes, the eternal religious rites of the caste and the family are destroyed.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of our blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish.
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.