The Bhagavadgîtâ, with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ — SBE Vol. 8 (trans. K. T. Telang, 1882)
The translator’s English as printed (K. T. Telang). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
" Cf. as to the three first, Gîtâ, p.123. They are the four categories, to one or other of which everything in the world may be referred.
* The texts here differ. Arguna Misra’s reading he interprets to mean ‘the subjugation of these Hotṛis.’ The reading followed in the text seems to some extent to be supported by the sequel. But the passage altogether is not very clear.
* So Arguna Misra—through these the knowledge of the qualities of objects of sense is acquired.
* The sensations, or perceptions, referred to lead to action.
* This seems to mean, that the powers of smelling, &c., when attributed to the self, make him appear as an agent, as an active principle. $ Le. action, agent, and instrument, Arguna Misra. T Le. the three, goodness, passion, and darkness.
* It is these seven from which the self is to be emancipated. ‘I’ must mean the self, not the Brâhmaṇa who speaks,
Cf. as to the three first, Gîtâ, p.123. These are the four categories, to one or other of which everything in the world may be referred.
* The texts here differ. Arjuna Misra's reading he interprets to mean 'the subjugation of these Hotṛis.' The reading followed in the text is, to some extent, supported by what follows. Even so, the passage as a whole is not very clear.
* So Arjuna Misra—through these, knowledge of the qualities of sense-objects is gained.
* The sensations, or perceptions, referred to lead to action.
* This apparently means that the powers of smelling and so on, when attributed to the self, make him appear to be an agent, an active principle. † That is, action, agent, and instrument, according to Arjuna Misra. ‡ That is, the three: goodness, passion, and darkness.
* These are the seven things from which the self must be emancipated. 'I' must refer to the self, not to the Brâhmaṇa who is speaking.