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| Bhagavad-Gita |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Bha·ga·vad-Gi·ta |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bä g -väd-g  t |
| NOUN: | A sacred Hindu text that is incorporated into the Mahabharata and takes the form of a philosophical dialogue in which Krishna instructs the prince Arjuna in ethical matters and the nature of God. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Sanskrit bhagavad-g t , song of the Blessed One (Krishna) : bhagavat-, fortunate, blessed (from bhaga , good fortune; see bhag- in Appendix I) + gt, song (from gyati, he sings).
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