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. Gita, p. 111; and Mundaka, p. 307, and commentary there. ? So I render the original, though the sense at first sight appears to be ‘which are caused by birth,’ &c. $ Viz. the understanding and egoism, which dwell in the ‘tree,’ Arğuna Misra. Nîlakaṇṭha says, ‘the great and the individual self.’ + Cf. Sâhkhya-kârikâ 11, and comment of Vâkaspati Misra. The self is not unintelligent; and as the birds are so described, they must stand for some manifestation of Prakṛiti, which understanding and egoism are. Otherwise ‘bird’ does stand for ‘self.’ See p- 189 supra.
5 The original word here is sattva, on which see p. 351 supra. Arğuna Misra renders it here by Prakrtti.
6 So Nîlakaṇṭha ; ‘the only intelligent principle,—Arğuna Misra. On Nîlakaṇṭha’s interpretation ‘inner self’ must be the same thing as Bhatatman at Maitrî, p. 41.
* Cf. Gita, p. 111; and Mundaka, p. 307, and commentary there. † So I render the original, though the sense at first sight appears to be 'which are caused by birth,' &c. ‡ Viz. the understanding and egoism, which dwell in the 'tree,' Arjuna Misra. Nîlakaṇṭha says, 'the great and the individual self.' + Cf. Sâhkhya-kârikâ 11, and comment of Vâkaspati Misra. The self is not unintelligent; and as the birds are so described, they must stand for some manifestation of Prakṛiti, which understanding and egoism are. Otherwise 'bird' does stand for 'self.' See p. 189 supra.
5 The original word here is sattva, on which see p. 351 supra. Arjuna Misra renders it here by Prakrtti.
6 So Nîlakaṇṭha; 'the only intelligent principle,'—Arjuna Miśra. On Nîlakaṇṭha's interpretation, 'inner self' must be the same thing as Bhūtātman at Maitrî, p. 41.