Chapter 1: Arjuna Visada Yoga, verse 38
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।
कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् ॥
Say ityady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥ
kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ mitra-drohe cha pātakam
Translation
Though they, with intelligence overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of families and no sin in hostility to friends,
Swami Sivananda
O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from destroying the family and sinning in hostility towards friends, yet how can we, who clearly see the evil arising from destroying the family, remain unaware of the need to abstain from this sin?
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Though these people, whose minds are overpowered by greed, see no evil in the destruction of a clan and no sin in treachery to friends,
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Of course, these (Dhrtarastra's sons), with their intellects overpowered by greed, do not see the evil consequences ensuing from the ruin of the family and the sin of cheating friends.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin or fighting against their friends,
Shri Purohit Swami
यद्यपि लोभ के कारण जिनका विवेक-विचार लुप्त हो गया है, ऐसे ये (दुर्योधन आदि) कुल का नाश करने से होनेवाले दोष को और मित्रों के साथ द्वेष करने से होनेवाले पाप को नहीं देखते, (तो भी) हे जनार्दन! कुल का नाश करने से होनेवाले दोष को ठीक-ठीक जाननेवाले हमलोग इस पाप से निवृत्त होने का विचार क्यों न करें?
Swami Ramsukhdas
यद्यपि लोभ से भ्रष्टचित्त हुये ये लोग कुलनाशकृत दोष और मित्र द्रोह में पाप नहीं देखते हैं।
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.