Bhagavad-Gita

[ buhg-uh-vuhd-gee-tah ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. 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

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

Bhagavad Gita

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bhagavad-Gita¹

From Sanskrit: “Song of the Blessed One”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bhagavad-Gita¹

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

Example Sentences

One more point concerns Oppenheimer’s recollection that upon witnessing the fireball produced by the Trinity test, he immediately thought of a line from the Sanskrit Bhagavad-Gita: “I am become death, destroyer of worlds.”

From Los Angeles Times

Constance DeJong’s libretto, written in collaboration with Glass, is a singular collage of lines taken from the “Bhagavad-Gita.”

From Los Angeles Times

Also, Krishna really should have streamed the Bhagavad-Gita on Facebook Live.

From BBC

Oppenheimer thought of a line from the ancient Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita, a dramatic moment in which the god Vishnu declares: “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”

From Literature

He referred to a Sanskrit morality tale when he quoted from the Bhagavad-Gita holy text: "I am become death, destroyer of worlds."

From US News