Chapter 1: Arjuna Visada Yoga, verse 47
सञ्जय उवाच sañjaya uvācha
एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।
विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः ॥
Say itevam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśhat
visṛijya sa-śharaṁ chāpaṁ śhoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ
Translation
Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken in the midst of the battlefield, Arjuna cast away his bow and arrow and, his mind overwhelmed with sorrow, sat down on the seat of the chariot.
Swami Sivananda
Sanjaya narrated: Having said so, Arjuna, with a mind afflicted by sorrow, sat down on the chariot in the midst of the battle, casting aside his bow along with the arrows.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus on the battlefield, Arjuna threw aside his bow and arrows and sat down on the chariot seat, his heart overwhelmed with grief.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Sanjaya said, Having said this much about the battle, and letting his bow and arrows fall, Arjuna sat down on the back of the chariot, his mind agitated with grief.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, Arjuna sank into the seat of his chariot, discarding his bow and arrow, overwhelmed with grief in the midst of the armies."
Shri Purohit Swami
संजय बोले - ऐसा कहकर शोकाकुल मनवाले अर्जुन बाणसहित धनुष का त्याग करके युद्धभूमि में रथके मध्यभाग में बैठ गये।
Swami Ramsukhdas
संजय ने कहा -- रणभूमि (संख्ये) में शोक से उद्विग्न मनवाला अर्जुन इस प्रकार कहकर बाणसहित धनुष को त्याग कर रथ के पिछले भाग में बैठ गया।
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.