Bhagavad-Gita
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| a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 | |
| [from Sanskrit: song of the Blessed One, from bhaga blessing + gītā a song] | |
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Bhagavad-Gita
dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna inserted in Mahabharata, from Skt., "Song of the Sublime One," from Bhaga, a god of wealth, from Skt. bhagah, lit. "allotter, distributor, master, lord," from bhajati "assigns, allots, apportions, enjoys, loves" (related to Avestan baga, O.Pers. baga "master, lord,
god") + gita "song," fem. pp. of gayate "sings, calls," from PIE base *gei- "to sing" (cf. Avestan gatha "song," Lith. giedoti "to sing").
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