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Gita

noun
1.
(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.  Synonyms: Bhagavad-Gita, Bhagavadgita.






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"Gita" Quotes from Famous Books



... marshalled the material given in this book. With certain types of issue I have made no attempt to deal. I have not, for example, discussed statements such as 'Krishna was not a god but a hero of a rough tribe of cowherds.' 'The Gita is an interpolation.' 'There is general agreement on the historicity of Krishna.' 'Radha appears to be a late addition.' Higher Criticism, whether applied to the Bible or to the classics of Indian religion must necessarily remain a small scholars' preserve—of vital importance to the ...
— The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry • W. G. Archer

... far, proper for children. But the incorrigible subtlety of the Oriental intellect has vitiated much of their symbology, and the sentiment of sheer wonder is stimulated rather than that of orderly imagination. To read the "Arabian Nights" or the "Bhagavad-Gita" is a sort of dissipation; upon the unhackneyed mind of the child it leaves a reactionary sense of depression. The life which it embodies is distorted, over-colored, and exciting; it has not the serene and balanced power of the ...
— Confessions and Criticisms • Julian Hawthorne



Words linked to "Gita" :   Mahabharatum, sacred writing, religious writing, Hinduism, sacred text, religious text, Mahabharatam, Mahabharata, Bhagavad-Gita, Bhagavadgita, Hindooism



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