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   Bhagavad Gita

   /ˌbʌɡəvədˈɡiːtə/

   • 1. a Hindu religious text composed between the 2nd century bc and the 2nd century ad and incorporated into the Mahabharata. Presented as a dialogue between the warrior prince Arjuna and his divine charioteer Krishna, it stresses the importance of doing one's duty and of faith in God.

   Word Origin Sanskrit bhagavad-gītā ‘Krishna's song, song of the Lord’, from bhágavat ‘divine, holy, the name of Vishnu-Krishna’ + gitā ‘song, poetic episode’.

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