[Advaita-l] Gita translations

H S Chandramouli hschandramouli at gmail.com
Fri Jul 10 07:41:34 CDT 2015


check the following link , if that is what you are looking for

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Regards

Chandramouli

On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Venkatraghavan S via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste,
>
> Is anyone aware of a pdf version of Shankara Gita Bhashyam with mUlam, both
> in sanskrit? The sanskritdocuments.org website only has either the
> sanskrit
> mUlam or the sanskrit bhAshyam (i.e as separate files), and I'd really like
> a version where the two are in the same file.
>
> Regards,
> Venkatraghavan
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Siva Senani Nori via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Namaste
> >
> > For pocket edition, Gita Press translations (i.e. simple translations,
> > without explanations) are good. To check if any given edition is in line
> > with Advaita or not, pick one or two Slokas for which you have read the
> > Bhashya and check the translations to see whether they agree with
> > Saankarabhaashya or not. For instance, in the famous Sloka सर्वधर्मान्
> > परित्यज्य, Bhagavatpada explains that dharmAn = dharmAn ca, adharmAn ca;
> or
> > in the Sloka द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके the aksharaH purushaH is defined by
> > Sankaracharya as Bhagavan's MaaayaaSakti.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > N. Siva Senani
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Vivek <ammasfeet at icloud.com>
> > > To: Siva Senani Nori <sivasenani at yahoo.com>
> > > Cc: Advaita List <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, 9 July 2015 6:11 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Gita translations
> > >
> > >T hanks for the replies that have been shared.
> > >
> > > Yes true, best would be to only read and study the Sanskrit but I'm not
> > > there yet.
> > >
> > > I have been looking at many different translations now (not
> > commentaries) and
> > > every single one is different.
> > >
> > > Isn't there one that is accepted as a main translation for Advaita
> > Vedanta?
> > >
> > > Specifically I would be looking for a pocket edition of that.
> > >
> > > Many thanks,
> > > Vivek.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>  On Jul 8, 2015, at 6:36 PM, Siva Senani Nori <sivasenani at yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>  I don't have Swamiji's translation at hand, but if it refers to the
> > > Gita Press edition, that must be for the text of Gita and Acarya's
> > Bhashya.
> > > If you want only the Sanskrit original, then that edition (I do not
> have
> > it; I
> > > rely on the Vani Vilas Press edition) should be good, but if we are
> > talking of
> > > translations, Gita Press usually translates the commentary of Sri J.
> > Goendka (if
> > > memory serves right), which is a somewhat free-wheeling commentary.
> > >>  RegardsN. Siva Senani
> > >>
> > >>       From: Vivek <ammasfeet at icloud.com>
> > >>  To: Siva Senani Nori <sivasenani at yahoo.com>
> > >>  Cc: Advaita List <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> > >>  Sent: Wednesday, 8 July 2015 4:17 PM
> > >>  Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Gita translations
> > >>
> > >>  Thanks for the reply,
> > >>  I just read in the introduction of the Gita Shankara Bhasya by
> > > Gambhirananda that they generally followed the gitapress edition for
> the
> > text
> > > and the commentary.
> > >>  That is interesting to note. Still I see many difference.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>  On Jul 8, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Siva Senani Nori <sivasenani at yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>  Translation by Swami Gambhirananda is according to Sankaracharya's
> > > Bhashya. Gita Press books are of very good quality, except their
> > explanations of
> > > Gita, which do not follow one particular Acarya's commentary.
> > >>  By all means go for the Swami's translation.
> > >>  RegardsN. Siva Senani
> > >>
> > >>       From: Vivek via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> > >>  To: Advaita List <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> > >>  Sent: Wednesday, 8 July 2015 3:14 PM
> > >>  Subject: [Advaita-l] Gita translations
> > >>
> > >>  Hari Om,
> > >>
> > >>  Speaking about translations and not commentaries.
> > >>
> > >>  I have two translations of the Gita, one by Swami Gambhirananda
> > (Shankara
> > > Bhasya by RK Math) and one from Gitapress and find the English
> > translations very
> > > different.
> > >>
> > >>  For the study of Vedanta, is one preferred?
> > >>
> > >>  Could someone elaborate on this?
> > >>
> > >>  Appreciated,
> > >>  Vivek.
> > >>
> > >>
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