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[ Sankara accepts the reading Gururgariyan, Sreedhara takes it as Gururgariyan. In either case the difference in meaning is not material.]
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[ Sankara connects Adhyayana with Veda and Yajna. This seems to be right explanation.]
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[ Ata urddham is ‘after this,’ or ‘hereafter on high’ as Mr. Davies renders it.]
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[ Although the limitation “for fruit” does not occur in the text, yet, it is evident, it should be understood. Krishna does not recommend the total abandonment of actions, but abandonment for their fruit. Mr. Davies renders arambha as “enterprise.”]
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[ The learned, i.e., they that are themselves acquainted with is Kshetra and what not. As explained by Krishna himself below, Kshetra is Matter, and Kshetrajna is Soul.]