A translation aims to express the meaning of a text in another language while remaining accountable to the specific source wording. A commentary explains or interprets the text, often adding doctrinal reasoning, alternative readings, historical context or a named teacher's understanding. A separate reader-friendly explanation can clarify unfamiliar concepts without claiming to be a literal translation or an inherited traditional commentary.
For example, translating one Sanskrit term as “Self” is a translational decision; explaining what a particular Shaiva or Advaita school understands by that term belongs to interpretation. Different translations may be defensible, but they are not automatically interchangeable witnesses. ShivGoraksh must present Sanskrit source, Hindi translation, English translation, explanation and any attributed historical commentary as separate layers, each with appropriate provenance, rights and review status. No AI paraphrase should be labelled a traditional commentary.