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Bhagavad-Gita

[ buhg-uh-vuhd-gee-tah ]
/ ˈbʌg ə vədˈgi tɑ /

noun Hinduism.

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.
Also called Gi·ta [gee-tah] /ˈgi tɑ/ .

Origin of Bhagavad-Gita

From Sanskrit: “Song of the Blessed One”

Words nearby Bhagavad-Gita

Bglr., Bh, BHA, Bhabha, Bhagalpur, Bhagavad-Gita, Bhai, bhajan, bhaji, bhakta, Bhaktapur
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Example sentences from the Web for Bhagavad-Gita

  • An excellent example of this process is afforded by the famous Bhagavad-gita, from which we have quoted in the previous chapter.

    Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
  • I might just as well have attempted to read the Bhagavad-Gita in the original.

    The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson
  • One day he happened to read an English translation of the “Bhagavad-Gita.”

    Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn|Lafcadio Hearn
  • These words are almost identical with what we find in the Bhagavad-gita.

    Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions|T. W. Doane

British Dictionary definitions for Bhagavad-Gita

Bhagavad-Gita
/ (ˈbʌɡəvədˈɡiːtə) /

noun

a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 bc and incorporated into the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic

Word Origin for Bhagavad-Gita

from Sanskrit: song of the Blessed One, from bhaga blessing + gītā a song
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Bhagavad-Gita

Bhagavad Gita
[ (bug-uh-vuhd, bah-guh-vahd gee-tuh) ]

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.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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