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Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; 1st New impression edition (28 Feb 1970)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140441212
ISBN-13: 978-0140441215
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 1 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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The 18 chapters of "The Bhagavad-Gita" (c. 500 BC), encompass the whole spiritual struggle of a human soul, and the three central themes of this immortal poem - love, light and life - arise from the symphonic vision of God in all things and of all things in God.

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The 18 chapters of the Bhagavad Gita (c. 500 BC), the glory of Sanskrit literature, encompass the whole spiritual struggle of a human soul, and the three central themes of this immortal poem arise from the symphonic vision of God in all things and of all things in God.

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"The task of truly translating such a work is indeed formidable. To hope for success in it the translator must at least possess three qualities. He must be an artist in words as well as a Sanskrit scholar, and above all, perhaps, he must be deeply sympathetic with the spirit of the original. Mr Mascaró has succeeded so well because he possesses all these qualifications" The Times Literary Supplement

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best version I have read., 19 Mar 2000

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This review is from: Bhagavad-gita (Classics) (Paperback)

And I have read quite a few! Juan Mascaro has managed to make the text a joy to read, which is exactly as it should be. The language that he translates into is, clear, unclutterd and very easy to read, yet at the same time he expresses the profundity of thought that is the Gita. Anyone the least interested in the Gita (and this should include anyone who practices yoga of any sort) would be well advised to read this wonderful book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars On the field of truth..., 26 Aug 2004

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This is a beautiful translation. Juan Mascaro spent over twenty years on this work, and says that at times he translated a verse 20 times before he was satisfied. There is an enormous amount of symbolism in The Bhagavad Gita, and if you want to understand that you may want a version that includes an extensive commentary. Some run to two large volumes! But it wasn't the intention of this work to provide a detailed commentary.

Chapter 1 ends with the verse:
"Thus spoke Arjuna in the field of battle, and letting fall his bow and arrows he sank down in his chariot, his soul overcome by despair and grief."

By the time I'd read that far I was overwhelmed with the same emotions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent book to read and absorb effortlessly., 27 July 1999

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It is a translation by a non-Indian on an amazing scale: it is written in such a simple way that you almost feel like absorbing the all eighteen chapters in one go. The author has a very good understanding both on the culture of that time and the spiritual fabric of Indian sub continent.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lost in translation? No!
Lost in translation?

Well ... this is an everlasting issue.

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Published 6 months ago by Robert A. Christoforides

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Published 9 months ago by Gouave

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite translation
I've read quite a few translations, and this absolutely my favorite.
Mascaro has caught a rythm in the stanzas that just sings to me, and I come back to this translation... Read more

Published 18 months ago by Magnus Almgren

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This version of 'The Bhagavad-Gita' not only has the beautiful and inspiring spiritual poem encapsulating the dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna, but it also has an excellent,... Read more

Published on 3 Jan 2009 by Spider Monkey

4.0 out of 5 stars SUBTLE SOUL MEDICINE
Juan Mascaro's masterful translation is the most moving and the most fulfilling of them all.
The Gita provides the subtle soul medicine to enable you to aspire to the moral... Read more

Published on 1 Jan 2009 by NICK

2.0 out of 5 stars biblified gita with omissions, additions and errors
from the first word of the gita;'dharmakshetra' mistranslated as 'truth'
to the last words spoken by arjuna mistranslated as 'Thy Will Be Done'
for 'i shall act on... Read more

Published on 4 Nov 2007 by Carl Vagg

2.0 out of 5 stars Lost in Translation
As a speaker of Gujarati, and someone who is able to read and partially understand Sanskrit, I was rather disappointed by this translation. Read more

Published on 11 Sep 2005 by themiranator

5.0 out of 5 stars A good translation
This book should be of interest to you, if you want to study ancient Indian text, that forms part of the foundation for Hinduism. Read more

Published on 18 Jun 2000

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