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Bhagavad-Gita
[ buhg-uh-vuhd-gee-tah ]
noun
- a portion of the Mahabharata, having the form of a dialogue between the hero Arjuna and his charioteer, the avatar Krishna, in which a doctrine combining Brahmanical and other elements is evolved.
Bhagavad-Gita
/ ˈbʌɡəvədˈɡiːtə /
noun
- a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 bc and incorporated into the Mahabharata , a Sanskrit epic
Bhagavad Gita
- A portion of the sacred books of Hinduism ; the name means “the song of God.” It contains a discussion between the deity Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and human purpose.
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Origin of Bhagavad-Gita1
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Origin of Bhagavad-Gita1
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Example Sentences
An excellent example of this process is afforded by the famous Bhagavad-gita, from which we have quoted in the previous chapter.
The Bhagavad Gita, however, points out that the methods of yoga are all-embracive.
It is this dialogue between the hero and the god which constitutes the Bhagavad Gita.
For that reason, the Bhagavad Gita is worthy of the name we gave it—the Hindu bible.
But the Bhagavad Gita does not teach clearly even this Vedantic doctrine.
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