Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 10
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः ॥
Say ittam-uvācha hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ prahasanniva bhārata
senayorubhayor-madhye viṣhīdantam-idaṁ vachaḥ
Translation
To him who was despondent in the midst of the two armies, Krishna, smiling, O Bharata, spoke these words.
Swami Sivananda
O descendant of Bharata, Hrsikesa, mocking as it were, said these words to him who was sorrowing between the two armies:
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
O King, to him who was thus sorrowing between the two armies, Sri Krishna spoke the following words, as if smiling (by way of ridicule).
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O descendant of Bharata, Hrsikesa, as if smiling, spoke to him who was sinking in despondency between two armies.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Thereupon, the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे भरतवंशोद्भव धृतराष्ट्र! दोनों सेनाओंके मध्यभागमें विषाद करते हुए उस अर्जुनके प्रति हँसते हुए-से भगवान् हृषीकेश यह (आगे कहे जानेवाले) वचन बोले।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे भारत (धृतराष्ट्र) ! दोनों सेनाओं के बीच में उस शोकमग्न अर्जुन को भगवान् हृषीकेश ने हँसते हुए से यह वचन कहे।
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.