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.
1 Cf, Kaṭha-upanishad, p. 104. 7 Kaṭha-upanishad, pp. 103, 104.
3 Eternal” Nîlakaṇṭha explains this by ‘unlimited by time, place,’ &c. Sankara and others as ‘uncreated,’ ‘without cause. Stable= not assuming new forms; firm=not abandoning the original form. (Stidhara.) The latter signifies a slight change ; the former a total change.
4 Cf. the following from the Sutta Nipâta (Sir M. C. Swamy’s translation), pp. 124, 125: ‘There is, indeed, no means by which those born could be prevented from dying. ‘Even thus the world is afflicted with death and decay; therefore wise men, knowing the course of things in the world, do not give way to grief.’
1 Cf. Kaṭha-upanishad, p. 104. 7 Kaṭha-upanishad, pp. 103, 104.
3 "Eternal": Nîlakaṇṭha explains this as "unlimited by time, place," etc. Sankara and others take it as "uncreated," "without cause." Stable = not assuming new forms; firm = not abandoning the original form. (Stidhara.) The latter signifies a slight change; the former a total change.
4 Cf. the following from the Sutta Nipâta (Sir M. C. Swamy's translation), pp. 124, 125: 'There is indeed no means by which those who are born can be prevented from dying. Even so the world is afflicted with death and decay; and therefore wise men, knowing how things go in the world, do not give way to grief.'