# The Bhagavad Gita

by [Vyasa](https://localbooks.app/authors/vyasa)

- Genres: [विश्व धर्म](https://localbooks.app/genres/religion/world-religions), [आख्यानात्मक कविता](https://localbooks.app/genres/poetry/narrative-poetry)
- Set in: [Kurukshetra, Thānesar, हरियाणा, भारत](https://localbooks.app/places/in/haryana/thanesar/kurukshetra)
- Audience: Adult

## Description

On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the warrior Arjuna lowers his bow rather than fight his own cousins and teachers. His charioteer Krishna answers him with a dialogue on duty, action and the self that has become one of Hinduism's central scriptures.

## Where to buy

- [Project Gutenberg (ebook)](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2388)

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