Bhagavad-Gita

Bha·ga·vad-Gi·ta  (bäg-väd-gt)

n.

A sacred Hindu text that is incorporated into the Mahabharata and takes the form of a philosophical dialogue in which Krishna instructs the prince Arjuna in ethical matters and the nature of God.

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[Sanskrit bhagavad-gt, song of the Blessed One (Krishna) : bhagavat-, fortunate, blessed (from bhaga, good fortune; see bhag- in Indo-European roots) + gt, song (from gyati, he sings).]

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Bhagavad-Gita [ˈbʌgəvədˈgiːtə]

n

(Non-Christian Religious Writings / Other Non-Christian Religious Writings) a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 bc and incorporated into the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic

[from Sanskrit: song of the Blessed One, from bhaga blessing + gītā a song]

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Bhagavad-Gita - (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life Bhagavadgita, Gita Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum - (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families