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Bhagavad-Gita

(bug′ə vəd gē′tä)

noun

a philosophic dialogue that is a sacred Hindu text, found in the Mahabharata, one of the ancient Sanskrit epics

Origin: Sans Bhagavad-gītā, Song of the Blessed One

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noun

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.

Origin:

Origin: Sanskrit bhagavad-gītā, song of the Blessed One (Krishna)

Origin: : bhagavat-, fortunate, blessed (from bhagaḥ, good fortune; see bhag- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + gītā, song (from gāyati, he sings)

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