Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 9
सञ्जय उवाच sañjaya uvācha
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह ॥
Say itevam-uktvā hṛiṣhīkeśhaṁ guḍākeśhaḥ parantapa
na yotsya iti govindam uktvā tūṣhṇīṁ babhūva ha
Translation
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus to Hrishikesha, the Lord of the senses, Arjuna, the conqueror of sleep and destroyer of foes, said, "I will not fight," and became silent.
Swami Sivananda
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus to Hrsikesa (Krsna), Gudakesa (Arjuna), the afflictor of foes, verily became silent, telling Govinda, 'I shall not fight.'
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken to Sri Krsna, Arjuna, the conqueror of sleep and the scorcher of foes, said, "I will not fight," and became silent.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Sanjaya said, "O scorcher of foes, Dhrtarastra! Having spoken to Hrsikesa, the master of sense-organs, Govinda, in this manner, and having declared, 'I will not fight,' Gudakesa became silent!"
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would not fight, and became silent, O King!
Shri Purohit Swami
संजय बोले - हे शत्रुतापन धृतराष्ट्र! ऐसा कहकर निद्राको जीतनेवाले अर्जुन अन्तर्यामी भगवान् गोविन्दसे 'मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा' ऐसा साफ-साफ कहकर चुप हो गये।
Swami Ramsukhdas
संजय ने कहा -- इस प्रकार गुडाकेश परंतप अर्जुन भगवान् हृषीकेश से यह कहकर कि हे गोविन्द "मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा" चुप हो 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.