My recent transcreation of the Mandukya Karika 1.15-18 utilized the translations of Chinmayananda, Nikhilananda, Gambhirananda, Paramarthananda, and Swartz (I'm well aware of the incongruity and light humor of this last name being associated with the aforementioned four).
Chinmayananda was required reading for this task. His translations are accompanied by devanagari, romanization, word for word definitions, and a readable English rendering. Few translations come with such a wealth of information. And his commentaries are insightful. If verbose, follow the yellow brick road.
Nikhilananda has two versions of Mandukya plus Karika. One is included in his monumental four-volume presentation of the principal Upanishads (it's in vol. 2). The second is a stand-alone version including Shankara's Bhasya. His translations are workmanlike but masterful and his commentary is often sublime.
Gambhirananda's translation is included in his accomplished work on Eight Upanishads, well-known for its exhaustive renditions of Shankara's Bhasyas. G's versions are sneaky good. For me, the joy of Shankara is in his word by word definitions. But his commentaries are foundational Advaita.
I'm somewhat new to Paramarthananda but can see the influence of Dayananda in his work. As for Dayananda, there is a four volume work published posthumously, which means, unfortunately, the editing is less than adequate. And strangely enough, there are no actual English translations.
Lastly there is the translation and commentaries by James Swartz. His lineage appears to be Chinmayananda, Dayananda, and Paramarthananda, although he's been accused of the heresy of neo-advaita by some, albeit I honestly have not seen it. But I do enjoy his American spin on things.
Obviously these translators are from three schools of contemporary Advaita Vedanta: Chinmaya, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda, and Dayananda, who seceded from Chinmaya in a curious and secretive way. N's work is my single desert island stash but C is what I use when wearing my transcreator's hat.
Note: Not a book but a Youtube lecture series by Sarvapriyananda of the Vedanta Society of New York in their Archives channel consisting of 69 sound-only 'videos' of 90+ minutes each. Repetition is his teaching method, often devolving to long discussions with his students. But it's nothing if not an exhaustive analysis of the Upanishad and Karikas. 👍
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