Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 1
सञ्जय उवाच sañjaya uvācha
तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्।
विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ॥
Say ittaṁ tathā kṛipayāviṣhṭamaśhru pūrṇākulekṣhaṇam
viṣhīdantamidaṁ vākyam uvācha madhusūdanaḥ
Translation
Sanjaya said: To him, who was thus overcome with pity, despondent, with eyes full of tears and agitated, Madhusudana (the destroyer of Madhu) or Krishna spoke these words.
Swami Sivananda
Sanjaya said: To him who had been filled with pity, whose eyes were filled with tears and showed distress, and who was sorrowing, Madhusudana uttered these words.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Sanjaya said: To him, who was overcome with pity, whose eyes were wet with tears, who was sorrow-stricken and bore a bewildered look, Sri Krishna spoke as follows:
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Sanjaya said: To him, who was thus possessed by compassion, whose eyes were confused and filled with tears, and who was sinking in despondency, Madhusudana spoke the following words.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Sanjaya then told how the Lord Shri Krishna, seeing Arjuna overwhelmed with compassion, his eyes dimmed with flowing tears and full of despondency, consoled him:
Shri Purohit Swami
संजय बोले - वैसी कायरता से आविष्ट उन अर्जुन के प्रति, जो कि विषाद कर रहे हैं और आँसुओं के कारण जिनके नेत्रों की देखने की शक्ति अवरुद्ध हो रही है, भगवान् मधुसूदन ये (आगे कहे जानेवाले) वचन बोले।
Swami Ramsukhdas
संजय ने कहा -- इस प्रकार करुणा और विषाद से अभिभूत, अश्रुपूरित नेत्रों वाले आकुल अर्जुन से मधुसूदन ने यह वाक्य कहा।
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.