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bhagavad-gita

Bha·ga·vad-Gi·ta
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhg-uh-vuh d-gee-tah]
    • /ˈbʌg ə vədˈgi tɑ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhg-uh-vuh d-gee-tah]
    • /ˈbʌg ə vədˈgi tɑ/

Definitions of bhagavad-gita word

  • noun bhagavad-gita a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 bc and incorporated into the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic 3
  • noun bhagavad-gita a philosophic dialogue that is a sacred Hindu text, found in the Mahabharata, one of the ancient Sanskrit epics 3
  • noun bhagavad-gita 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. 1
  • noun bhagavad-gita One of the holy books of Hindus. 0
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bhagavad-gita popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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  • arjuna

    the most important of the five princes in the Mahabharata. Krishna served as his charioteer in the battle with the Kauravas

  • gita

    Bhagavad-Gita.

  • hinduism

    the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.

  • krishna

    Hinduism. an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.

  • mahabharata

    an epic poem of India dealing mainly with the conflict between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, with many digressions: includes the Bhagavad-Gita.
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