BhG 9.3

syntax

he parantapa (O scorcher of enemies!),
asya dharmasya (of this dharma) aśraddadhānāḥ (who are faithless) puruṣāḥ (people) mām (me) aprāpya (after not obtaining)
mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani (on the path of cycles of death) nivartante (they return).

grammar

aśraddadhānāḥ	–	a-śrad-dadhāna 1n.3 m. – who are faithless (from: śrat- – in compounds: faith; √dhā – to put [faith], PPr dadhāna – putting);
puruṣāḥ	–	puruṣa 1n.3 m. – people (from: √pur – to precede, to lead or √pṝ – to fill, to nourish, puru – abundance, pūru – people);
dharmasya	–	dharma 6n.1 m. – of the law, of dharma (from: √dhṛ – to hold);
asya	–	idam sn. 6n.1 m. – of this;
paraṁtapa	–	param-tapa 8n.1 m.; yaḥ parān tāpayati saḥ – one who torments enemies (from: para – another, strange; √tap – to scorch, tapas – heat, austerity);
aprāpya	–	na pra-√āp (to obtain) absol. –  after not obtaining;
mām	–	asmat sn. 2n.1 – me;
nivartante	–	ni-√vṛt (to stop, to turn back) Praes. Ā 1v.3 – they return;
mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani	–	mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartman 7n.1 n.; TP: mṛtyoḥ saṁsārasya vartmanīti – on the path of cycles of death (from: √mṛ – to die, mṛtyu – death; sam-√xsṛ – to flow together, to undergo transmigration; saṁsāra – passing, transmigration, world; √vṛt – to move, to happen, to act, vartman – track of a wheel, path, way, course);

textual variants

dharmasyāsya → jñānasyāsya (of this knowledge);

Śāṃkara

ye punaḥ—

aśraddadhānāḥ śraddhā-virahitā ātma-jñānasya dharmasyāsya svarūpe tat-phale ca nāstikāḥ pāpa-kāriṇaḥ, asurāṇām upaniṣadaṃ deha-mātrātma-darśanam eva pratipannāḥ | asutṛpaḥ pāpāḥ puruṣā aśraddadhānāḥ | paraṃtapa ! aprāpya māṃ parameśvaram, mat-prāptau naivāśaṅketi mat-prāpti-mārga-bheda-bhakti-mātram apy aprāpya ity arthaḥ | nivartante niścayena vartante | kva ?—mṛtyu-saṃsāra-vartmani mṛtyu-yuktaḥ saṃsāro mṛtyu-saṃsāras, tasya vartma naraka-tiryag-ādi-prāpti-mārgaḥ, tasminn eva vartanta ity arthaḥ

Rāmānuja

asyopāsanākhyasya dharmasya niratiśayapriyamadviṣayatayā svayaṃ niratiśayapriyarūpasya paramaniśśreyasarūpamatprāptisādhanasyāvyayasyopādānayogyadaśāyāṃ prāpya aśraddadhānāḥ viśvāsapūrvakatvarārahitāḥ puruṣāḥ mām aprāpya mṛtyurūpe saṃsāravartmani nitarāṃ vartante / aho mahad idam āścaryam ityarthaḥ

Śrīdhara

nanv evam asyātisukaratve ke nāma saṃsāriṇaḥ syuḥ | tatrāha aśraddadhānā iti | asya bhakti-sahita-jñāna-lakṣaṇasya | dharmasyeti karmaṇi ṣaṣṭhī | imaṃ dharmam aśraddadhānā āstikyenāsvīkurvanta upāyāntarair mat-prāptaye kṛta-prayatnā api mām aprāpya mṛtyu-yukte saṃsāra-vartmani nimitte nivartante | mṛtyu-vyāpte saṃsāra-mārge paribhramantīty arthaḥ

Madhusūdana

evam asya sukaratve sarvotkṛṣṭatve ca sarve ‚pi kuto ‚tra na pravartante, tathā ca na ko ‚pi saṃsārī syād ity ata āha aśraddadhānā iti | asyātma-jñānākhyasya dharmasya svarūpe sādhane phale ca śāstra-pratipādite ‚pi aśraddadhānā veda-virodhi-kuhetu-darśana-dūṣitāntaḥkaraṇatayā prāmāṇyam amanyamānāḥ pāpa-kāriṇo ‚sura-sampadam ārūḍhāḥ sva-mati-kalpitenopāyena kathaṃcid yatamānā api śāstra-vihitopāyābhāvād aprāpya māṃ mat-prāpti-sādhanam apy alabdhvā nivartante niścayena vartante | kva mṛtyu-yukte saṃsāra-vartmani sarvadā janana-maraṇa-prabandhena nāraki-tiryag-ādi-yoniṣv eva bhramantīty arthaḥ

Viśvanātha

nanv evam asyātisukha-karatve sati ko nāma saṃsārī syāt | tatrāha aśraddadhānā iti | asyeti karmaṇi ṣaṣṭhī ārṣī | imaṃ dharmam aśraddadhānāḥ śāstra-vākyaiḥ pratipāditaṃ bhakteḥ sarvotkarṣaṃ stuty-artha-vādam eva manyamānā āstikyena na svīkurvanti ye, ta upāyāntarair mat-prāptaye kṛta-prayatnā api mām aprāpya mṛtyu-vyāpte saṃsāra-vartmani nitarām atiśayena vartante

Baladeva

nanv evaṃ sukare dharme sthite na ko ‚pi saṃsāred iti cet tatrāha aśraddadhānā iti | dharmasyeti karmaṇi ṣaṣṭhī | imaṃ mad-bhakti-lakṣaṇaṃ dharmam śruty-ādi-prasiddha-prabhāvam apy aśraddadhānā dṛḍha-viśvāsena tam agṛhṇataḥ stuti-mātram evaitad iti ye manyante, te mat-prāptaye sādhanāntarāṇy anutiṣṭhanto ‚pi bhakty-avahelanān mām aprāpya mṛtyu-yukte saṃsāra-vartmani nitarām vartante