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.
liquid ghee, rough of the oil of mustard, and clear as of cooked rice, The Santi Parvan passage omits ‘ sour.’ * Cf. Gita, p. 118.
* Literally, lean and fat. These are rather unusual qualities to attribute to colour. The Santi Parvan passage gives more. $ Sic. Does it mean ‘it is understood?’ Cf. Pāṇini SLT re
* Tender=like the touch of a son, &c.; clear=like that of an excellent cloth, Nîlakaṇṭha; glutinous=like that of oil; smooth= like that of a gem; slippery=not really smooth, but appearing to be such, like that of saliva (?), Arguna Misra. The enumeration of these in the Santi Parvan loc. cit. is again different.
liquid ghee, rough as mustard oil, and clear as cooked rice. The Santi Parvan passage omits 'sour.' * Cf. Gita, p. 118.
* Literally, lean and fat. These are rather unusual qualities to attribute to colour. The Santi Parvan passage gives more. $ Sic. Does it mean 'it is understood?' Cf. Pāṇini SLT re
* Tender = like the touch of a son, etc.; clear = like that of an excellent cloth, Nîlakaṇṭha; glutinous = like that of oil; smooth = like that of a gem; slippery = not really smooth but only appearing to be so, like that of saliva (?), Arjuna Misra. The enumeration of these in the Santi Parvan loc. cit. is again different.