The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics)

The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics)

by Anonymous (Author), Anonymous (Author), Juan Mascaro (Translator), Simon Brodbeck (Introduction), Anonymous (Author)

Synopsis

"The Bhagavad Gita" is an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and is also one of the masterpieces of Sanskrit poetry. It describes how, at the beginning of a mighty battle between the Pandava and Kaurava armies, the god Krishna gives spiritual enlightenment to the warrior Arjuna, who realizes that the true battle is for his own soul.

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Format: paperback
Publisher: Penguin
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ISBN 10: 0140449183
ISBN 13: 9780140449181

Author Bio
Juan Mascaro studied Sanskrit, Pali and English at Cambridge University, and later became Professor of English at the University of Barcelona. After the Spanish Civil War, he returned to settle in England permanently. He also translated some Upanishads and the Dhammapada for Penguin Classics. Simon Brodbeck studied at the universities of Cambridge and London, and completed a Ph.D. thesis on the Bhagavad Gita at the School of Oriental and African Studies.