Chapter 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga, verse 7
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।
एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम् ॥
Say itichchhā dveṣhaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ saṅghātaśh chetanā dhṛitiḥ
etat kṣhetraṁ samāsena sa-vikāram udāhṛitam
Translation
Desire, hatred, pleasure, pain, the aggregate (body), intelligence, and fortitude—the field has thus been briefly described with its modifications.
Swami Sivananda
Desire, repulsion, happiness, sorrow, the aggregate (of body and organs), sentience, fortitude—this field, together with its modifications, has been spoken of briefly.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Desire, hatred, pleasure, and pain, and the combination that constitutes the basis of consciousness—or the individual self—have been briefly described here, along with their modifications.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The desire, the hatred, the pleasure, the pain, the aggregate, the sensibility, and the feeling of satisfaction (or self-find): This, together with its modifications, is collectively called 'the Field'.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality, and the persistent clinging to life—these are, in brief, the constituents of changing matter.
Shri Purohit Swami
इच्छा, द्वेष, सुख, दुःख, संघात, चेतना (प्राणशक्ति) और धृति -- इन विकारोंसहित यह क्षेत्र संक्षेपसे कहा गया है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
इच्छा, द्वेष, सुख, दुख, संघात (स्थूलदेह), चेतना (अन्त:करण की चेतन वृत्ति) तथा धृति - इस प्रकार यह क्षेत्र विकारों के सहित संक्षेप में कहा गया है।
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.
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