Several editions have peeled back Kundakunda’s terse Sanskrit into more accessible tongues, inviting fresh generations to probe the nature of the jīva.

• Hermann Jacobi’s bilingual German-Sanskrit volume (1895), soon followed by an English rendering, still stands as a scholarly pioneer. Its meticulous line-by-line commentary set the stage for Western Indology’s encounter with Samayasāra.
• Champat Rai Jain’s 1921 English version gave early 20th-century readers a lucid translation peppered with philosophical footnotes—perfect for anyone tracing parallels with Vedānta or Buddhism.
• A more contemporary treatment comes from Vijay K. Jain (2013, L.D. Institute), offering Sanskrit text, English translation and a fresh commentary. Its crisp layout and modernized language resonate well with today’s mindfulness movement.
• John E. Cort’s critical edition (1992) for the Harvard Oriental Series balances academic rigor with readability, making it a go-to in university courses on Jain philosophy.
• Regional waves include Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi translations—such as R. C. Bhatt’s Hindi version (1978) and Bal and Lakshman Shastri’s Marathi rendering—each infusing local idioms and devotional overtones. Kannada, Tamil and Telugu editions have sprouted in recent decades, often featuring verse-by-verse explanations by Digambara and Śvētāmbara scholars alike.
• Even French and German reprints have appeared, thanks to renewed interest in secular ethics and nonviolence spurred by global conversations on climate change and well-being. Samayasāra’s insistence on inner purity dovetails neatly with 2025’s mindfulness-retreat boom.

Dip into any of these translations and the text still crackles with insight. Instead of lofty metaphysics, Kundakunda’s aphorisms read like instructions for a mental detox—no wonder they keep popping up in modern yoga and meditation circles. Whether leafing through Jacobi’s antique pages or tapping out Cort’s edition on a tablet, the journey inward feels as timely as it did a millennium ago.