Bhagavadgita — Des Erhabenen Sang by Leopold von Schroeder
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33186.html.images | 319 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33186.epub3.images | 170 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33186.epub.images | 173 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33186.epub.noimages | 164 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33186.kf8.images | 408 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33186.kindle.images | 460 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33186.txt.utf-8 | 199 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33186/pg33186-h.zip | 165 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Translator | Schroeder, Leopold von, 1851-1920 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Bhagavadgita — Des Erhabenen Sang Religiöse Stimmen der Völker: Die Religion des alten Indien II |
| Note | Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Markus Brenner, Juliet Sutherland, Wolfgang Menges and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| Summary | "Bhagavadgita — Des Erhabenen Sang" by Leopold von Schroeder is a philosophical poem translated and introduced in the early 20th century. This work is a part of Indian literature and is recognized as a critical philosophical text that integrates deep spiritual and moral principles through a poetic lens. It centers around the dialogue between the prince Arjuna and Krishna during the fabled battle of Kurukshetra, addressing themes such as duty, righteousness, and the nature of reality. The opening of the text provides a detailed introduction about the significance of the Bhagavadgita, characterizing it as a unique blend of philosophy, poetry, and spirituality that has been revered in India for centuries. It sets the scene for the epic narrative, where Arjuna, confronted with the moral dilemmas of war and familial ties, is counseled by Krishna. This dialogue lays the foundation for the teachings on duty, detachment, and the eternal nature of the soul that unfold in the subsequent verses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism |
| LoC Class | PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures |
| Subject | Epic poetry |
| Subject | Hinduism -- Sacred books |
| Subject | Sanskrit poetry -- Translations into German |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 33186 |
| Release Date | Jul 16, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 147 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
