Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 4 (13.4)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्
ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः
॥ 13.4 ॥
ṛṣibhirbahudhā gītaṃ chandobhirvividhaiḥ pṛthak
brahmasūtrapadaiścaiva hetumadbhirviniścitaiḥ
Translation
"The sages have sung of it in many ways, separately in various chandas (the Vedas), and also in the reasoned and definitive words of the Brahma Sutras."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. ṛṣibhiḥ vasiṣṭhādibhiḥ; brahmaṇaḥ sūcakāni vākyāni brahmasūtrāṇi — the sentences (of the Upanishads) that point to Brahman are themselves the "brahma-sutras"; authority: ātmety evopāsīta (Bṛh. 1.4.7).
Acharya Ramanuja. ṛṣibhiḥ parāśarādibhiḥ — sages such as Parashara; he quotes verses of the Vishnu Purana; in Ramanuja's reading, brahmasūtra-pada points to Badarayana's Brahma Sutras (the Shariraka Sutras).
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.