Bhagavad Gita (Shambhala Library)
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Bhagavad Gita (Shambhala Library) description
Prince Arjuna faced a dilemma that many face sooner or later--whether to take action that is necessary yet morally ambiguous. The difference is that Arjuna's action was to wage war against his own family. With the armies arrayed, Arjuna loses his nerve. Krishna, his charioteer and incarnation of divine consciousness, begins to teach him the nature of G ... review details
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The translation has some good features.
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| Easwaran's translation has some good features. There is a good introduction, and each chapter has an introduction. At the end is a glossary of important Sanskrit terms, and a good index. But the translation itself is sometimes faulty. It is not literal enough, sometimes it's too much a paraphrase, which sometimes changes the meaning. One important example is in 13:28, where he has "he does not harm himself or others". The Sanskrit text does not have "others" at all. It seems that Easwaran was influenced by his pacifism. The Bhagavad Gita is in reality not pacifistic. |
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