The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
Start Publishing PD · Print & ebook · May 21, 2024
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- Who it’s for
- Gandhi recounts his first encounter with the Gita and the translations he sought afterward.
- Genres
- Hindu Sacred Writings, Hindu Thought
- Published
- Start Publishing PD, May 21, 2024
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My first acquaintance with the Gita began in 1888-89 with the verse translation by Sir Edwin Arnold known as the Song Celestial. On reading it I felt a keen desire to read a Gujarati translation. And I read as many translations as I could lay hold of. But all such reading can give me no passport for presenting my own translation. Then again my knowledge of Sanskrit is limited my knowledge of Gujarati too is in no way scholarly.
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How could I then dare present the public with my translation?
Gandhi and the Gita
Gandhi recounts his first encounter with the Gita and the translations he sought afterward.
Come here for
- Gandhi’s account of encountering the Gita through Edwin Arnold’s verse translation
- His desire to read Gujarati translations
Expect
- A personal account of reading across translations
- Gandhi’s candid remarks on his limited Sanskrit and Gujarati
Where it sits
| Hindu Sacred Writings | 84% |
|---|---|
| Hindu Thought | 42% |
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Publisher categories
- Eastern Philosophy
- Eastern Religions
- Self-Help
- Authors
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Publisher
- Start Publishing PD
- Published
- May 21, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Eastern Philosophy