The Bhagavad Gita
100: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1996. Soft Cover. Text in English. 180 pp. General wear on spine and covers. Pages yellowed.
To most Visņuites, and to most Hindus, the Bhagavad Gita is what the New Testament is to Christians, It is their chief devotional book, and has been for centuries the principal source of feligious inspiration for many millions of Indians. In this two-volume edition (bound in one), Volume I contains on facing pages a transliteration of the original Sanskrit and the author's close translation. Volume II is Edgerton's interpretation in which he makes clear the historical setting of the poem and analyzes its influence on later literature and its place in Indian philosophy Sir Edwin Arnold's beautiful translation, "The Song celestial", is also included in the second volume. Franklin Edgerton was Salisbury Professsor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology in Yale University. He has many books and articles to his credit in the fields of Indian literatűre, philosophy and religion, Sanskrit and general comparative philology. Good. Item #4014
ISBN: 9788120811492
Price: $30.00