BhG 13.24

syntax

kecit (some persons) dhyānena (by contemplating) ātmani (in the self) ātmanā (with the self) ātmānam (self) paśyanti (they see),
anye (others) sāṅkhyena yogena (by the yoga of sāṅkhya) [ātmānam paśyanti] (they see the self),
apare ca (and still others) karma-yogena (by the yoga of activity) [ātmānam paśyanti] (they see the self).

grammar

dhyānena	–	dhyāna 3n.1 n. – by contemplating (√dhyai – to think);
ātmani	–	ātman 7n.1 m. – in the self;
paśyanti	–	√dṛś (to see) Praes. P 1v.3 – they see;
ke-cit	–	kim-cit sn. 1n.3 m. – some persons (from: kim – what?; -cit – indefinitive particle);
ātmānam	–	ātman 2n.1 m. – self;
ātmanā	–	ātman 3n.1 m. – with the self;
anye	–	anya sn. 1n.3 m. – others;
sāṁkhyena	–	sāṁkhya 3n.1 n. – by saṁkhya (from: sam-√khyā – to count, sāmkhya – relating to number, rational, one of the schools of Hindu philosophy);
yogena	–	yoga 3n.1 m. – by yoga, by yoking, by application, by means (from:√yuj – to yoke, to join, to engage);
karma-yogena	–	karma-yoga 3n.1 m.; TP: karmaṇo yogeneti – by yoga of activity (from: √kṛ – to do, karman – activity and its result; √yuj – to yoke, to join, to engage, yoga – yoga, yoking, application, a means, one of the schools of Hindu philosophy);
ca	–	av. – and;
apare	–	a-para 1n.3 m. – others, those later, different;

textual variants

dhyānenātmani → jñānenātmani (by knowledge in the own self);
anye sāṁkhyena yogena → anyena sāṁkhya-yogena / anye tu sāṁkhya-yogena (by others by yoga of sāṁkhya / but others by yoga of sāṁkhya);

Śāṃkara

atrātma-darśane upāya-vikalpā ime dhyānādaya ucyante—
dhyānena | dhyānaṃ nāma śabdādibhyo viṣayebhyaḥ śrotrādīni karaṇāni manasy upasaṃhṛtya, manaś ca pratyak-cetanayitari, ekāgratayā yac cintanaṃ tad dhyānam | tathā, dhyāyatīva bakaḥ, dhyāyatīva pṛthivī, dhyāyantīva parvatāḥ [candrhāuttaṃ 7.6.1] iti upamopādānāt | taila-dhārāvat saṃtato’vicchinna-pratyayo dhyānam | tena dhyānena ātmani buddhau paśyanty ātmānaṃ pratyak-cetanam ātmanā svenaiva pratyak-cetanena dhyāna-saṃskṛtenāntaḥ-karaṇena kecid yoginaḥ | anye sāṃkhyena yogena | sāṃkhyaṃ nāma ime sattva-rajas-tamāṃsi guṇā mayā dṛśyā ahaṃ tebhyo’nyas tad-vyāpāra-sākṣi-bhūto nityo guṇa-vilakṣaṇa ātmeti cintanam eṣa sāṃkhyo yogaḥ | tena paśyanti ātmānam ātmanety anuvartate | karma-yogena | karmaiva yogaḥ | īśvarārpaṇa-buddhyānuṣṭhīyamānaṃ ghaṭana-rūpaṃ yogārthatvād yoga ucyate guṇataḥ | tena sattva-śuddhi-jñānotpatti-dvāreṇa cāpare

Rāmānuja

kecin niṣpannayogāḥ ātmani śarīre ‚vasthitam ātmānam ātmanā manasā dhyānena yogena paśyanti / anye ca aniṣpannayogāḥ, sāṃkhyena yogena jñānayogena yogayogyaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā ātmānaṃ paśyanti / apare jñānayogānadhikāriṇaḥ, tadadhikāriṇaś ca sukaropāyasaktāḥ, vyapadeśyāś ca karmayogenāntargatajñānena manaso yogayogyatām āpādya ātmānaṃ paśyanti

Śrīdhara

evambhūta-viviktātma-jñāna-sādhana-vikalpān āha dhyāneneti dvābhyām | dhyānenātmākārapratyayāvṛttyā | ātmani deha eva ātmanā manasā evam ātmānaṃ kecit paśyanti | anye tu sāṅkhyena prakṛti-puruṣa-vailakṣaṇyālocanena yogenāṣṭāṅgena | apare ca karma-yogena | paśyantīti sarvatrānuṣaṅgaḥ | eteṣāṃ ca dhyānādīnāṃ yathā-yogyaṃ krama-samuccaye saty api tat-tan-niṣṭhā-bhedābhiprāyeṇa vikalpoktiḥ

Madhusūdana

atrātma-darśane sādhana-vikalpā ime kathyante dhyāneneti | iha hi caturvidhā janāḥ, kecid uttamāḥ kecin madhyamāḥ kecin mandāḥ kecin mandatarā iti | tatrottamānām ātma-jñāna-sādhanam āha | dhyānena vijātīya-pratyayānantaritena sajātīya-pratyaya-pravāheṇa śravaṇa-manana-phala-bhūtenātma-cintanena nididhyāsana-śabdenoditenātmani buddhau paśyanti sākṣātkurvanti ātmānaṃ pratyak-cetanam ātmanā dhyāna-saṃskṛtenāntaḥ-karaṇena kecid uttamā yoginaḥ |
madhyamānām ātma-jñāna-sādhanam āha — anye madhyamāḥ sāṃkhyena yogena nididhyāsana-pūrva-bhāvinā śravaṇa-manana-rūpeṇa nityānitya-vivekādi-pūrvakeṇeme guṇa-traya-pariṇāmā anātmanaḥ sarve mithyā-bhūtās tat-sākṣi-bhūto nityo vibhur nirvikāraḥ satyaḥ samasta-jaḍa-sambandha-śūnya ātmāham ity evaṃ vedānta-vākya-vicāra-janyena cintanena paśyanti ātmānam ātmaniti vartate | dhyānenotpatti-dvāreṇety arthaḥ |
mandānām jñāna-sādhanam āha — karma-yogeneśvarārpaṇa-buddhyā kriyamāṇena phalābhisandhi-rahitena tat-tad-varṇāśramocitena veda-vihitena karma-kalāpena cāpare mandāḥ paśyanti ātmānam ātmaniti vartate | sattva-śuddhyā śravaṇa-manana-dhyānotpatti-dvāreṇety arthaḥ

Viśvanātha

atra sādhana-vikalpam āha dhyāneti dvābhyām | kecid bhaktā dhyānena bhagavac-cintanenaiva | bhaktyā mām abhijānāti [Gītā 18.55] ity agrimokter ātmani mansy ātmanā svayam eva na tv anyena kenāpy upakārekeṇety arthaḥ | anye jñāninaḥ sāṅkhyam ātmānātma-vivekas tena | apare yogino yogenāṣṭāṅgena karma-yogena niṣkāma-karmaṇā ca | atra sāṅkhyāṣṭāṅga-yoga-niṣkāma-karma-yogāḥ paramātma-darśane parasparayaiva hetavo na tu sākṣād dhetavas teṣāṃ sāttvikatvāt paramātmanas tu guṇātītatvāt | kiṃ ca jñānaṃ ca mayi sannyaset [BhP 11.19.1] iti bhagavad-ukter jñānādi-sannyāsānantaram eva bhaktyāham ekayā grāhyaḥ [BhP 11.14.11] ity ukter jñānaṃ vimucya tayā bhaktyaiva paśyanti

Baladeva

maheśvarasya prāptau sādhana-vikalpān āha dhyāneneti dvābhyām | kecid viśuddha-cittā ātmani manasi sthitam ātmānaṃ maheśvaraṃ māṃ dhyānenopasarjanī-bhūta-jñānena paśyanti sākṣāt kurvanty ātmanā svayam eva, na tv anyenopakārakeṇa | anye sāṅkhyenopasarjanī-bhūta-dhyānena jñānena paśyanti | anya-yogenopasarjanī-bhūta-jñānenāṣṭāṅgena paśyanti | apare tu karma-yogenāntargata-dhyāna-jñānena niṣkāmeṇa karmaṇā