Summon
Chapter 1 (Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga (The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency)), verse 39
ArjunaKrishna · vocative: Janārdana · meter: other
कथं न ज्ञेयम् अस्माभिः पापाद् अस्मान् निवर्तितुम् | कुल-क्षय-कृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर् जनार्दन
kathaṃ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum | kula-kṣaya-kṛtaṃ doṣaṃ prapaśyadbhir janārdana

Word-by-word

  • kathamkathamnominative singular masculine noun
  • nanavocative singular neuter noun
    [advaita]ाद्युष्माकं युद्धादुपरतिरपेक्ष्यते तत्राह कुलेति
    [viśiṣṭādvaita]उवाच संजय उवाच स तु पार्थो महामनाः परमकारुणिको दीर्घबन्धुः परमधार्मिकः सभ्रातृको भवद्भिः अतिघोरैः मारणैः जतुगृहादिभिः अ
    [advaita-bhakti]ामश्रेयस्त्वेनानाकाङ्क्षितत्वान्न तदर्थं प्रवृर्तितव्यमिति द्रढयितुमनर्थानुबन्धित्वेनाश्रेयस्त्वमेव प्रपञ्चयन्नाह सनातना
  • jñeyamjñāaccusative singular masculine noun
  • asanominative singular masculine noun
  • mābhisinstrumental plural masculine noun
  • pāpātpāpaablative singular masculine noun
  • asanominative singular masculine noun
  • mānnominative singular masculine noun
  • nivartitumnivṛtnominative singular masculine noun
  • kulakulavocative singular neuter noun
    [advaita]क्षये दोषो यद्दर्शनाद्युष्माकं युद्धादुपरतिरपेक्ष्यते तत्राह कुलेति
    [advaita-bhakti]धर्माः कुलोचिता धर्माः कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कर्तुरभावात्
  • kṣayakṣi2nd person singular imperative active verb
    [advaita]े दोषो यद्दर्शनाद्युष्माकं युद्धादुपरतिरपेक्ष्यते तत्राह कुलेति
    [advaita-bhakti]े प्रणश्यन्ति कर्तुरभावात्
  • kṛtamkṛaccusative singular masculine noun
  • doṣamdoṣaaccusative singular masculine noun
  • prapaśyadbhispradṛśinstrumental plural masculine noun
  • janārdanajanārdanavocative singular masculine noun

Intertextual panel

The 8 verses most likely to be intertexts of 1.39, ranked by the Sūtrakṛt substrate's composite score.

Doctrinal projections

How each major school's commentary tradition reads this verse.

Advaita (Śaṅkara, Anandagiri)
Witnesses: shankara_1.39 · anandgiri_1.39
Viśiṣṭādvaita (Rāmānuja, Vedantadeshika)
Witnesses: ramanuja_1.39 · vedantadeshika_1.39
Dvaita (Madhva, Jayatīrtha)
Witnesses: madhva_1.39 · jayatirtha_1.39
Śuddhādvaita (Vallabha)
Witnesses: vallabha_1.39
Advaita-Bhakti synthesis (Madhusūdana)
Witnesses: madhusudan_1.39

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  • कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः ৷৷৷৷ प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दनwith 1.38
  • जनार्दनwith 1.36, 1.44, 3.1, 3.2, 10.18, 11.51
  • यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति ৷৷ मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्with 1.38