Chapter 5: Karma Sanyasa Yoga, verse 18
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।
शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥
Say itvidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini
śhuni chaiva śhva-pāke cha paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśhinaḥ
Translation
Sages look with an equal eye on a Brahmana endowed with learning and humility, on a cow, an elephant, a dog, and even an outcaste.
Swami Sivananda
The learned ones look with equanimity on a Brahmana endowed with learning and humility, a cow, an elephant, and even a dog, as well as one who eats dog meat.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The sages look with an equal eye on one endowed with learning and humility, a Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The wise, by nature, look equally upon a Brahmana, rich in learning and humility, a cow, an elephant, and even a dog and a dog-cooker (an outcaste).
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Sages look upon all equally, whether they be a minister of learning and humility, an infidel, a cow, an elephant, or a dog.
Shri Purohit Swami
ज्ञानी महापुरुष विद्या-विनययुक्त ब्राह्मणमें और चाण्डालमें तथा गाय, हाथी एवं कुत्तेमें भी समरूप परमात्माको देखनेवाले होते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
(ऐसे वे) ज्ञानीजन विद्या और विनय से सम्पन्न ब्राह्मण, तथा गाय, हाथी, श्वान और चाण्डाल में भी सम तत्त्व को देखते हैं।
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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