Chapter 1: Arjuna Visada Yoga, verse 11
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।
भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥
Say itayaneṣhu cha sarveṣhu yathā-bhāgamavasthitāḥ
bhīṣhmamevābhirakṣhantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi
Translation
Therefore, do all of you, stationed in your respective positions in the several divisions of the army, protect Bhishma alone.
Swami Sivananda
However, venerable sirs, all of you without exception, while occupying all the positions in the different directions as allotted to you respectively, please protect Bhisma in particular.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Therefore, all of you, taking your places firmly in your respective divisions, should guard Bhisma at all costs.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Stationed firmly in all their respective paths, each one of them should guard Bhisma above all, without exception.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Therefore, let the rank and file stand firm in their posts according to battalions, and all you generals around Bheeshma.
Shri Purohit Swami
आप सब-के-सब लोग सभी मोर्चों पर अपनी-अपनी जगह दृढ़ता से स्थित रहते हुए ही पितामह भीष्म की चारों ओर से रक्षा करें।
Swami Ramsukhdas
विभिन्न मोर्चों पर अपने-अपने स्थान पर स्थित रहते हुए आप सब लोग भीष्म पितामह की ही सब ओर से रक्षा करें।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.